Video: "Weather and Volcanoes": incredible natural phenomena on Earth
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
On an absolutely wonderful calendar "Weather and Volcanoes" you can find a wide variety of views from beautiful rainbow clouds to the Himalayan mountains in Nepal, from the 6-kilometer peak Tamserku to the ash fountain from the mouth of the volcano Eyaflatlayokull. Each photo reminds viewers of the tremendous power and beauty of our nature and the world in which we are lucky enough to live.
Rainbow clouds Is a rather rare optical phenomenon. For it to appear, the sun must be hidden behind sufficiently dense clouds, and then a light transparent cloud located nearby can turn into spectral colors. If the cloud droplets are of the same size, then the colors of the spectrum become truly saturated. This phenomenon is due to the fact that rays of light of different wavelengths are deflected in different ways, and therefore, the light of these waves comes from different directions to the observer, which creates a rainbow effect.
Astronomy Picture of the Day (or APOD) recently released new calendars for 2015 with stunning photographs of Earth and space. In total there are 8 calendars: "Galaxy", "General", "Sky", "Moon and Planets", "Constellations", "Space flights", "Sun", as well as "Weather and Volcanoes", photos from which presented in this review. All of these calendars are completely free to download, although APOD will donate if anyone wants to.
Supercell, which is also known as a rotating thunderstorm, is extremely rare, but is the most dangerous of all types of thunderstorms. Sometimes the supercell front can reach 32 kilometers, accompanied by a hurricane, an abnormally large hail and even a tornado.
Our planet holds many more wonders and surprises that can surprise a traveler. Such as, 15 "extraterrestrial" landscapes, which seemed to have been created on other planets and magically transported to Earth.
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