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Eyewitnesses filmed a particularly breathtaking natural spectacle in the Qaraghandy administrative region in central Kazakhstan at the beginning of January. Several rainbows appeared to intersect in ...

A double rainbow appeared over the Isle of Wight yesterday (January 27), and you sent us your snaps! The Met Office says double rainbows form when sunlight is reflected twice within a raindrop. The ...

it may create a rainbow effect. This weather phenomenon usually shows colors that go from red closest to the sun, out to blue on the outside of the sundog. According to the National Weather ...

Some Lehigh Valley residents recently got to see the rare weather phenomenon known as “diamond dust”, according to forecasters. Ray Martin, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in ...

David Lynch was widely known for his dreamlike, eerie, sometimes horrific film and TV productions, but fans shouldn’t forget his recent contribution to online culture in an unexpectedly ...

While everyone loves a good beach day, our coastlines are changing — and not in a good way. A new study, summarized by Down to Earth, shows that one-third of the world's sandy coastlines have been ...

As if they aren't already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. Los Angeles ...

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.

The coastal regions of Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been alerted about the "kallakkadal phenomenon," anticipated to occur on January 15, 2025. This event involves unexpected sea swells, leading to ...

The closures of three rural primary schools have been described as "devastating" - one year after they were given a reprieve. Parents of pupils at Balnamore Primary School in County Antrim said ...