10cf746e54 Great Balls of Fire Credit: Public domain; Original source unknown For centuries, people have reported an electrical oddity invading their homes, usually during thunderstorms. While they aren't dangerous themselves, they can occur before a lightning strike, so it's probably best to get out of the way. Forest fires and volcanoes can shoot ash and soot high into the atmosphere where it mixes with water droplets. (Other colored rains have also been spotted and seem to be caused by similar sources: pollens can create a startling yellow rain, dust from coal mines and ominous black rain, and some dusts a milky white rain.) Seeing Triple Credit: Don Brown, Utah Skies Even on a clear, sunny day, the sky can hold some surprises, at least for the eyes. Looks like theres a problemWere sorry but we couldnt find the page you were looking for.Please try a search or visit the homepage.Search. Though they are a fairly common optical phenomenon, they are not always seen: after all, how often do you look directly at the Sun? [Without proper eye protection, looking at the Sun can blind you.] Once in a Blue Moon Credit: Amazing Images Hall of Fame member Aaron Jocko Though the term 'blue Moon' usually refers to occasions every two and a half years when a full Moon occurs twice in one calendar month, there are rare occasions when the Moon really does look blue. An even scarier relative is the fire devil, which forms over the intense heat of forest fires, pulling up ropes of fire that spin furiously above the blaze. Raining Fish and Frogs Credit: Stock.xchng From California to England to India, people have periodically reported a fishy form of precipitation: small animals, such as fish, frogs, and snakes have occasionally fallen unexpectedly from the sky, sometimes miles away from water.
Powered by Jetty://. Known as ball lightning, they have no smell and emit no heat and little sound. ShortList. Though they often horrified the people they fell upon, these rains were not actually blood?they were caused by dust or sand blown into the atmosphere and carried long distances by strong winds, eventually mixing with rain clouds and coloring the rain. Ice Fall/Bomb Credit: NOAA Photo Library Most people who have been in a strong thunderstorm have experienced hail, the chunks of ice, usually no larger than a softball, that sometimes fall from the storm clouds. Herbert Kroehl, NGDC. Tech Health Planet Earth Space Strange News Animals History Human Nature Shop Tech Health Planet Earth Space Strange News Animals History Human Nature Shop Live SciencePlanet Earth Fishy Rain to Fire Whirlwinds: The World's Weirdest Weather By Andrea Thompson April 25, 2007 07:14am ET MORE When Mother Nature Throws a Curve Ball Credit: Collection of Dr. Elmo's Fires Credit: Treasures of the NOAA Library Collection During thunderstorms, people have reported seeing balls of 'fire' dancing on ships' masts, the horns of cattle, and their own heads. She attended the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University and graduated with a Master of Arts in 2006.
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