Natural phenomena that are hard to believe
Our planet always knows how to surprise its inhabitants: there is a fireworks show, there is a twirl in a whirl of shiny fish, and at other times will adjust such bastions that it seems as if here has ever played the giants.
We have gathered 23 of the frame that prove nature has a very rich fantasy life.
Mud thunderstorms
Mud thunderstorms occur when lightning appears in the volcanic plume.
"Magic circles" in Namibia
Researchers mysterious phenomenon suggest that it is the "handiwork" of sand termites.
Giant's Causeway
The eruption of an ancient volcano in Northern Ireland occurred the area that is covered with 40 thousand tightly adjacent to each other basalt columns.
Lenticular clouds (© jollysailor1950)
Clouds in Northern Georgia, USA — a rare natural phenomenon.
Lightning, Catatumbo
Sparkling flashes over water occur within 140-160 nights a year, 10 hours per night and up to 280 times per hour.
Red crabs of Christmas island
Each year, about 43 million land crabs moved EN masse to the ocean to lay eggs. Local authorities for a week cover most of the roads of the island, so as not to disturb the migration.
The Great Blue Hole
Giant submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize has a diameter of 300 meters and depth of 124 meters.
Asperatus clouds
Undulatus asperatus, or rough-bumpy waves. This type of cloud, which has a rather mystical feel, was introduced in the classification of the relatively recently by the head of the society of researchers of the clouds.
Tanzania's lake Natron
A salt lake, which is fed by hot springs, is home to the only permanent breeding small flamingos.
Spotted lake (© Jeremy Hiebert)
Canadian lake Kliluk — the world's greatest reserve of magnesium sulfate, calcium and sodium.
"Gates of hell" in Turkmenistan
Broke out due to the embarrassing actions of researchers in 1971, a fire on a gas mine still does not abate.
Spherical boulders in New Zealand
Under the influence of erosion of rocks argillicola shore boulders come out with the right rounded contours.
Flammable ice bubbles (© Edwin Martinez)
Caught in a trap of ice of Abraham lake in Canada bubbles of methane.
Frozen flowers (© Jeffrey Bowman)
On the calm waters of lakes and seas, when the surface has only just grasped a light crust of ice in a sharp cold snaps (about -22 C) cause the formation of crystals fresh ice wondrous forms.
Black sun
To 50 thousand starlings gather in the sky in a huge twittering flocks. This phenomenon is also called "a provocation."
The moving rocks of Death Valley (© Trey Ratcliff)
In a deserted American valley see unique geological phenomenon: rocks without help move along the smooth ground, leaving behind a long trail.
Underwater circles
Off the coast of Japan through the efforts of agile males Blowfish creates perfect circles with laced edges. These works of art are designed to fascinate and attract females.
Migrating monarch butterfly
Covering thousands of miles of dense swarms of butterflies briskly moved from Canada to the South of the United States.
Blooming desert
In years when the rains in Chile are more abundant than usual, the Atacama desert is covered with flowers and herbs.
Videobritney clouds
Such clouds are rare, mainly in tropical latitudes, and are associated with the formation of tropical cyclones.
Bioluminescent waves in Maldives beaches (© Doug Perrine)
Some species of phytoplankton have the ability to luminescence.
Rainbow eucalyptus (© jwilsonnorton)
This is because eucalyptus sheds bark pieces. Each piece of the barrel becomes consistently blue, purple, orange and then maroon color.
The sardine run
From may to July on the shoals of the billions of sardines move North along the East coast of South Africa.
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