- Hello, our earth is a truly majestic place.
There are countries and locations
that are so beautiful that they simply boggle the mind.
Most of us probably think of a vacation destination
or a wonder of the world when we think
of nature's beauty but in fact,
some of the most stunning places and events
that nature has to offer are probably
things that you've never heard of
and that's what this video is about.
So this week, I'm going to present you
with some places and events
that are so magnificent,
you almost won't believe that they're real.
So here they are, the 10 most amazing
- [Man] natural phenomena on earth.
Number One is volcanic lightening.
Volcanic lightening also knows as
a dirty thunder storm is exactly
what it sounds like.
A thunderstorm in the middle of a volcanic eruption.
Scientists aren't 100% sure why this occurs
but one popular theory is that when
a volcano erupts, it ejects positively charged debris
into the atmosphere which collides
with the negative charges already present
creating an electrical charge.
Because this even is so dangerous
and happens so quickly, it makes it
extremely difficult to study let alone
get a picture of.
However, when they do, it produces
a truly spectacular image.
Big props to the guys that have the balls
to go out there and actually shoot this thing
because it is really dangerous.
Definitely something I would never do.
I'm perfectly comfortable sitting behind
my computer screen making YouTube videos.
I'm okay with that.
- [Man] Number two are super cells.
Of the four basic types of thunderstorms
a super cell is by far the most dangerous.
What separates them from regular storms is,
of course, their ominous shape but also
the fact that they spin with a persistent updraft
giving them the ability to generate tornadoes.
Now luckily, super cells are rare
but when they do occur, not only are they
incredibly destructive but they have
the ability to sustain themselves
far longer than traditional storms.
And now that you know what it is,
don't worry it isn't independence day,
this isn't aliens, it's just a deadly storm
about to ravage your whole town
which is less of a reason to worry.
- [Man] Number three are fire rainbows.
Fire rainbows more properly knows as
a circum horizontal arc, are the rarest of all
naturally occurring phenomena.
Their nickname is a bit of a misnomer
as they have nothing to do with either fire or rainbows.
They are actually a massive halo
of refracted light so massive in fact,
that they often appear horizontal
with the horizon as you can generally
only see pieces of the halo at one time.
Their rarity is due to the very specific conditions
needed to create them.
They only occur when the sun is at least
58 degrees above the horizon at an altitude of 6,096 meters.
There must be cirrus clouds in the sky
and they must be filled with plate shaped ice crystals.
Fire rainbow, kind of sounds like a gay super hero.
We don't have one of those yet.
Marvel comics, your work is done.
I'll be expecting a royalty check in the mail.
- [Man] Number four is blue lava.
Oh yeah, this is cool.
Located exclusively in Java Indonesia,
the Kawah Ijen volcano is an
active volcano that spews neon blue lava.
The volcano contains large amounts
of pure sulfur which glows
with an icy blue color at night.
Surprisingly, minors harvest the sulfur
and often carry up to 200 kilograms
of it back to their village to sell.
This is to spite the incredibly dangerous
combination of highly toxic gases
and sulfurous flames in the area.
Oh and did I mention the slopes
of the volcano reach up to 115 degrees Celsius?
That's hot.
I would just like to point out
that as striking as this scene is,
this is sulfur and a lot of it
so it probably smells like death,
taco bell and poopy.
Nature's gorgeous wonder.
- [Man] Number five are morning glory clouds.
Morning glory clouds are a very rare
type of cloud that appear as bands
of roll clouds across the sky.
These clouds can appear at altitudes
of up to two kilometers and stretch as far
as 1,000 kilometers.
They can occur almost anywhere
but occur most commonly over Queensland Australia.
Interestingly these clouds can achieve
wind speeds of up to 60 kilometers an hour
which have been known to cause
serious turbulence for airplanes
when the weather appears clear otherwise.
Although not completely understood,
researchers suggest that they could
be caused by a mixture of sea breezes and high humidity.
Really this is just the sky giving itself corn rows.
What, Mother Nature can't be fashionable?
What's up?
- [Man] Number six are light pillars.
When the weather gets cold enough,
such as in the polar regions,
sometimes bright vertical columns
of light appear known as light pillars.
These beautiful light beams are the result
of reflection of natural or artificial light
bouncing off of facets of flat ice crystals
wafting relatively close to the ground.
A good example is Niagara Falls
where the mist from the falls causes
the phenomena to occur frequently
during the winter months.
Ah yes, light pillars.
It almost makes living under gray skies
and freezing cold temperatures
for 1/2 the year worth it.
Yep, almost.
- [Man] Number seven is the Stone Lake.
Lake Natron in Tanzania Africa is home
to a unique phenomenon which is that
any animal that takes a dip in it
becomes an instant statue.
The reason that this happens is because
of the harsh mixture of chemicals in the lake,
mainly being sodium carbonate decohydrate
and sodium bicarbonate.
These chemicals are fed into the lake
by a nearby volcano that coats animals
as they enter it causing them to solidify shortly after.
In fact, sometimes the mineral to water ratio
is so high, that the water becomes
almost thick to the touch.
I obviously feel bad for these teeny, tiny creatures
but they make some bad ass statues.
I kind of want one for my coffee table.
- [Man] Number eight are bio luminescent waves.
There are places on earth
where the water sparkles bright blue.
The most famous of which is
the Vaadhoo Island in Maldives.
Nicknamed the Sea of Stars,
the water there glows bright blue
due to the high concentration
of marine microbes called phytoplankton.
These incredible microbes are bioluminescent,
meaning that they generate and emit natural light.
It is truly an incredible sight to see
and almost looks like something
out of the movie Avatar except it's much better
because you don't have to deal with
creatures having weird tail sex so,
yeah, it's definitely better.
- [Man] Number nine are frozen methane bubbles.
In Alberta Canada is Lake Abraham,
a lake filled with hundreds of frozen pockets
of methane gas that makes for some beautiful scenery.
The bubbles occur when dead organic matter
sinks to the bottom of the lake
and gets digested by bacteria.
When that happens, the bacteria release
methane gas that gets trapped by
the frozen water and although beautiful,
it's also very dangerous as methane
is an extremely flammable gas
that will easily explode if it comes
into contact with a flame.
Just to be clear, this is a really cool attraction.
I hope I didn't ruin it for you by telling you
that the bubbles are just bacteria farts.
It is what it is.
- [Man] And number 10 is the Salt Flat Mirror.
Located in Bolivia is the Salar de Uyuni
which is the world's largest salt flat
that looks like any other until it rains.
During the rainy season the salt
is coated with a thin layer of water.
Since the rain water has no where to drain
it creates a mirror effect that stretches
across the flat creating a stunning image
of the sky and clouds.
This flat was created when a prehistoric lake
dried up leaving behind a salty crust.
That salty crust is now a popular
travel destination where people go
to experience what it's like to walk
in a fantasy land, awesome.
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