Uluru (or Ayers) Rock is located in the central part of Australia. Its
height is 348 m, width - 3 km, length - 3.6 km. Depending on the
position of the sun, this red sandstone formation changes its coloring
from dark purple to gold.
Picturesque Painted Hills, USA
Have you ever thought about why virtually all American parks and
reserves have roads? No, it's not because of Americans' laziness. This
is usually because of their large areas and the fact that everyone (even
the disabled) could come here and see all this beauty with his own
eyes.
Top 5 Strangest Natural Phenomena
5. Ball Lightning
Ball lightning does not look like regular lightning. Instead it takes the form of a glowing sphere drifting horizontally through the air. It can vary in size from a minuscule pea to a large bus. No real theories have been formed and yet at least five percent of the total population has seen ball lightning in some point of time.
4. Aurora Borealis
Tornadoes
A tornado
(often referred to as a twister or, erroneously, a cyclone) is a
violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both
the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the
base of a cumulus cloud. Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, but
are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, whose narrow
end touches the earth and is often encircled by a cloud of debris and
dust. Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than 110 miles per hour (177
km/h), are approximately 250 feet (80 m) across, and travel a few miles
(several kilometers) before dissipating. The most extreme can attain
wind speeds of more than 300 mph (480 km/h), stretch more than two miles
(3 km) across, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles (more than
100 km). There are several different scales for rating the strength of
tornadoes. The Fujita scale rates tornadoes by damage caused, and has
been replaced in some countries by the updated Enhanced Fujita Scale. An
F0 or EF0 tornado, the weakest category, damages trees, but not
substantial structures. An F5 or EF5 tornado, the strongest category,
rips buildings off their foundations and can deform large skyscrapers.
The similar TORRO scale ranges from a T0 for extremely weak tornadoes to
T11 for the most powerful known tornadoes. (source: wikipedia)
Earthquakes
An
earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a
sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic
waves. The seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and
size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are
measured with a seismometer; a device which also records is known as a
seismograph. The moment magnitude (or the related and mostly obsolete
Richter magnitude) of an earthquake is conventionally reported, with
magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and
magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of
shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale.
At the
Earth’s surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and
sometimes displacing the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is
located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement
to cause a tsunami. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger
landslides and occasionally volcanic activity. These pictures are
evidence of what nature can do to us, in a split second.
Haiti
Japan
Spectacular photos of Lightnings
Another wonderful scene but only in the picture. Lightning are beautiful but
most people do not like to hear when it hits the ground. Also, flash
lasts too short so it is very difficult to catch these fantastic
photo-moments. Therefore I suggest you look at these photos and enjoy.
Amazing Cloud Formations
Cool
pictures of rare clouds on Planet Earth. Clouds fill the skies above us
and are part of our every day lives, often going unnoticed. However,
there are some clouds that are so rare that you will be very lucky to
see them in your lifetime.
Gorgeous Aurora Borealis
The
auroras exist in the outmost layer of the atmosphere. They are created
by electrically charged particles that make the thin air shine, not
unlike a fluorescent light. They can be seen in auroral belts that forms
20-25 degrees around the geomagnetic poles, both the north and the
south. The Northern Lights, also called Aurora Borealis (Southern lights
or Aurora Australis in the southern hemisphere), are one of the most
spectacular shows on this earth. Sometimes they cover almost all of the
sky and seem to be dancing around with such grace and speed that one can
only watch in awe.
Beauty Of Water Drops
One fun
digital photography challenge for those with a little time on their
hands (particularly on a lazy long weekend as I know many of you are on)
is photographing water drops. There are thousands of these on internet
and some might say they are a little cliche, but most of them have been
shot with lots of passion and patience. Here is a collection of some
interesting photos of dripping drops which may make you a bit fresher!
The Cloudy Volcano of Costa Rica
National park of Costa Rica on the peak of Poas volcano ("a" is
stressed Parque Nacional Volcán Poás). It's one of the closest to the
capital of Costa Rica, San Jose city, and the most invonvenient to
visit. It's located high in the clouds, 2708m. People in Costa Rica joke
that if you want to see the crater of the volcano don't say aloud that
you are going there. You have to plan the trip in some another place and
in the last moment turn to the volcano.
Spellbound Forest: Turkey Like You've Never Seen It Before - Part II
Once you were already amazed how charming may be the forest of Turkey. It's time to continue...
The wonderful forest in the mountains, the pleasure for your eyes.
Quiet And Beautiful Iceland
The word "Iceland" ("Ice Land") was given by a Norwegian viking Flouki
who was among the first visitors of the island. He climbed one of the
mountains in the northern coast, saw icebergs in the fiord and started
to call the new country "Iceland".
Iceland: Ice And Fog
Last time we just started to see peaceful landscapes of Iceland, today we'll see more of those charmed by fog and ice.
Vatnajökull iceberg occupies 1 200
000 hectares (!) - 12% of all territory of the country. It is really
enormous! The place sinks in the fogs - heavy and low.
The Blood Fall Of Antarctica
Do you see the red liquid flowing out of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctida? The color is obtained due to a high amount of iron oxide in
the water.
The Cold Russian Fairy Tale
St. Nicholas Belogorsk Orthodox Missionary Men's Monastery is situated
in the picturesque Ural spurs 120km from Perm and 85km from Kungura.
White Mountain, Belogorye, Ural Afon - that's how locals call this
place. In memory of the wondrous deliverance of Cesarevitch Nicholas
from the policeman
The Voice of Faeroe Islands
It is hard to choose words to desribe the nature of Faeroe Islands. The
local vocalist Unn Patursson will tell better about her motherland in
her song. The song is called Fjart í ringrás. Find and listen to it.
She sings that once the God of vikings spilled a handful of stones on
the waters of the Northern Atlantic and everything that remained on the
surface was called Faeroe Islands. That trees and bushes don't grow
here. That only stones and soft plush moss are around. That the grass is
emerald green due to high humidity and lack of sun light.
That the skies over Faeroe is so low that if you want to climb a cloud
you may jump on it from the nearest mountain. She sings about thick
frequent fogs that turn out to be the dull sky...
The song is very touching, even if you don't know the Faeroe language it will seem that you understand what it is about.
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