1. One of the most mysterious weather phenomena on Earth: meet the sprites
2. The coolest meteor video ever
3. This is a rare phenomenon, called 'cross waves'
4. Clouds look like an incoming tsunami
5. A granular flow
6. Volcanic lightning
7. Who’s gonna tell her?
8. The Qiantang bore is the largest tidal river bore in the world, travelling at speeds in excess of 15 mph.
9. A meteor fell near the most active volcano (Mount Merapi) in Indonesia
10. A spectacular iridescent cloud
11. Bubbles of methane under the ice in Lake Baikal
12. Rainbows are actually circles, a full circle is visible from a higher vantage point.
13. Ice Eggs - This rare phenomenon occurs when ice is rolled over by wind and water (Northern Finland)
14. Stunning sunset
This happens because of a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering
15. The Northern Lights are real-life magic
16. This natural phenomenon is called the Giant's Causeway in N.Ireland
17. A series of wet microbursts captured in Perth, Australia.
18. Pink sunset over Vietnam
19. Northern lights over Tuscany, Italy.
20. The sea in the sky
Theresa Lucas took this incredible image of a cloud formation on June 18, 2022, as she was driving in north-central Minnesota.
21. The "Brocken spectre" phenomenon is produced when a person stands above the upper surface of a cloud - on a mountain or high ground - with the Sun behind them
22. Burning Stones
These type of stone vents mainly methane, mixed with hydrogen, nitrogen, light alkanes, CO2, and helium. The gas likely comes from organic-rich Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks.
23. An eagle crossing a massive sun dog also known as Parhelion!
The sun dog is a member of the family of halos caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
24. Pileus clouds never fail to amaze when they grace the sky
25. Travel photographer Sarah Bethea captured this breathtaking photo in Iceland, where the setting sun's golden rays entered an ice cave, turning a section of the cave's ice amber
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2. Mount Everest is covered in waste, including 26,500 lbs of human excrement. The Nepalese government now requires climbers to pack 8kg of waste when descending the mountain.
3. Ever Wonder What The Top Of Everest Looks Like?
Imagine a land so vast, so rich, it feels extraterrestrial..
Africa is truly like another planet🧵
Magnificent visual of the River basins of Africa
2. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean
3. This photo was taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, one of the oldest protected areas in Africa, where these rangers protect gorillas from poachers.