It seems to people that the world is already fully understood and understood. In fact, you just have to look around more closely - so many miracles will be revealed, have time to be surprised! Unusual phenomena lurk in remote corners of the world, and sometimes appear above your head. Those who are not lazy and keep a close watch, discover not only incredible beauty, but also real miracles. What unusual natural phenomena do scientists usually pay attention to? Let's get a look/
Zippers
When asked residents of Catatumbo, the municipality of Venezuela, to name unusual phenomena, they proudly respond that they are frequent in their home area. They believe that they live in the World Capital of Lightning. This fact is even included in the Guinness Book of Records. The highest concentration of celestial electricity is recorded in this region. Lightnings sparkle in the amount of two hundred and fifty pieces per year per one square kilometer. Agree, this is difficult to get used to.
Unusual natural phenomena do not end there. There are entire parades of celestial discharges, when the sky literally blazes with light. Sailors found practical benefit in such a phenomenon. They call this shore the Katatumbo lighthouse. Indeed, unusual phenomena sometimes help a person to save life or property. In this case, the contours of rocks and reefs literally flash during storms. Why is this possible? There is created a unique zone of mountains and a lake. The tall Andes block airflows. And the evaporation of moisture from Lake Maracaibo form elongated clouds. Almost constant discharges form a large amount of ozone. It produces ten percent of this gas.
Halo
When you study unusual phenomena, it is impossible to get around this foreign term. "Halo" simply translates as "circle." And they call this word unusual atmospheric phenomena that are optical in nature. In fact, it has long been investigated and explained. Ice crystals (clouds) accumulate in the atmosphere. The light refracts bizarrely on them, sometimes forming circles.
Even in the school curriculum they talk about it. For example, demonstrating unusual atmospheric phenomena (Grade 3), the teacher will certainly show strange at first glance circles in the sky. True, children still cannot understand the nature of their appearance at such a young age; knowledge is not enough. But they can become interested in trying to master the laws of nature. By the way, a halo also arises around the heavenly bodies. This phenomenon has long been noted by the people. There are even signs based on it. People say that the circles around the moon - to a cold wind or frost.
Northern Lights
Lucky for those who saw with their own eyes this extravaganza of colors in the frosty sky! Global unearthly glow causes delight and fear. When asked to name unusual natural phenomena, be sure to remember the northern lights! It is described by poets, scientists do not ignore. And the justification for his appearance is almost mystical in nature.
Aurora borealis appears due to the planet’s attraction of the “solar wind”. The energy of this stream acts on the molecules of the atmosphere, making them glow. The color gamut is generated by the various gases that make up air (violet is nitrogen, for example, and green is oxygen). A magnificent sight!
Mirages
Previously, it was believed that these very visions are the most unusual phenomena. They could not understand nature. Moreover, mirages appear most often in places remote from settlements. Where it is difficult to find support. There are many legends about them. So, one of them says that Fata Morgana, who was considered the half-sister of the ancient king Arthur, retired from the court of the latter. She was terribly offended by her crowned relative and his friends.
A proud lady found shelter in a crystal palace built in the depths of the ocean. And in revenge, she directed deceitful visions on the soldiers. In fact, a mirage is an understandable optical phenomenon. It occurs when the atmosphere has a non-linear temperature distribution. Due to the different properties of the layers, a so-called air lens arises. It also gives rise to optical illusion, demonstrating to the audience objects that are in reality at great distances from it.
Sea foam
If we all can observe unusual phenomena in the sky, though rarely, we can observe it, then such a phenomenon is exclusive. It is found in the southern hemisphere. The deep sea is covered with thick foam, forming the likeness of a cappuccino. On the water, it remains for a long time, and when it lands on the shore, it disappears. Sea foam is formed from organic waste, algae and small litter under the influence of wind. By the way, it does not harm people. But look at the amazing phenomenon is extremely interesting.
Biconvex clouds
Such a phenomenon can be seen in Russia. The sky is filled with cumulus clouds having a cellular structure. The viewer thinks that clouds hang over him. And at sunset, they are also highlighted in blue or pink. It seems that these are not light accumulations of water vapor, but giant dense figures, terrible for their massiveness. In America, they believe that the appearance in the sky of this phenomenon portends a tornado. We also associate it with a change in the weather for the worse. Expect a storm or a hurricane.
Glowing beaches
In the Maldives at night you can see water that sparkles with blue rays. Imagine, you came to the beach to plunge into the water, and it glows like a living one. This is not dangerous! You can swim in such amazing water without fear. The fact is that it contains phytoplankton. Under the influence of waves, it oscillates and shimmers. Such a phenomenon, only in a slightly “reduced” version, can be observed in the Crimea. In August, the waters of the Sea of Azov are also filled with phytoplankton, which luminesces under the influence of waves. Swimmer gets into a real wonderful world. It seems to him that he "travels among the stars." From each of his movements in the water there are many lights.
Green ray
This phenomenon is for people who are attentive, not indifferent to natural beauties. It is accessible to almost everyone who has seen the sunset over the sea. If the sky is transparent, devoid of clouds, then an unusual phenomenon occurs. At that moment, when the luminary is hiding "in the depths of the sea", not a red ray appears, as expected, but a green ray. This is the farewell hello of the sunset sun. Rare viewers of the phenomenon speak of its unusual coloring. Such a "green" in nature does not exist. Science came to the conclusion that this beam has a laser nature, but could not explain the phenomenon.
Tsunami frozen
When a frosty strong wind blows from the sea, disaster can happen. Not water, but ice will come ashore! This phenomenon was observed in Canada and the USA. There, nine-meter ice walls led an "attack" on the settlements of people. This is scary! In water of such power and mass, people are almost impossible to escape. What can we say about blocks of ice, slowly but inexorably approaching at home! Scientists blame the occurrence of the phenomenon of winds. Their power causes the ice to swell and move. In Canada, sixteen kilometers of the coastline suffered such an attack. The ice broke at home, swept away everything in its path. People fled in fear. But in the United States, such a phenomenon was not even observed in the ocean, but on Lake Mille Lax. Then the elements captured sixty kilometers of the coast.
There are many more phenomena on the planet that are rightly called amazing. In one place you can find "singing sands", in another - multilayer rainbows. Studying these phenomena, people are amazed at how diverse and unpredictable our common home is planet Earth.