Spider Rain + Other Natural Wonders You Won't Believe Exist!"

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00:00 Well, this happened in June 2009.

00:03 People in certain areas in Japan left their homes after a heavy downpour, only to find

00:09 fish, frogs, and tadpoles everywhere.

00:12 Fields, roads, lawns, rooftops were littered with these aquatic creatures.

00:18 One man was shocked to see 13 carp on and around his truck.

00:22 Apparently, he stopped to count them.

00:25 No one knows for sure where the bizarre rain came from, but the most popular theory claims

00:30 that a powerful water spout picked up all these creatures, then it carried them through

00:34 the upper atmosphere and dropped the animals on the unsuspecting people below.

00:41 Shelf clouds look like something from a sci-fi movie.

00:44 They form when warm and moist air gets caught in a thunderstorm updraft.

00:49 These ominous clouds most often mean a storm is coming.

00:53 Breathtaking rainbow clouds appear on top of cotton-like puffy clouds after thunderstorms.

01:00 The puffy clouds are low-altitude ones.

01:02 They usually hover at a height of around 6,000 ft.

01:06 When the water vapor they contain condenses, the resulting droplets act like prisms.

01:12 This forms multicolored caps over the clouds.

01:16 Morning glory clouds are extremely rare.

01:19 They look like massive tubes stretching across the sky.

01:22 They can snake for more than 600 miles, sitting relatively low.

01:27 Most researchers agree that these clouds appear when an updraft squeezes through the cloud.

01:33 This creates the signature rolling appearance.

01:36 The cool air at the back of the cloud makes it sink downward.

01:40 The best, but not the only place to see morning glory is Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria.

01:46 If you decide to travel there to see these clouds, choose a period from late September

01:51 to early November.

01:54 It was 2012 when the sky turned first ominous dark, then yellow.

02:00 After that, blue gelatinous balls started to fall to the ground.

02:05 A man from the UK found these balls outside during a hailstorm.

02:09 He was walking to his garage when he spotted something unusually bright among the whitish

02:13 hailstones.

02:15 When researchers examined this "jelly rain," they found out the balls were made from the

02:19 substance used in diapers or potting soil.

02:22 It's used to absorb liquid.

02:25 It's still unclear whether the balls fell from the sky, or maybe the melting ice made

02:30 a few already existing crystals expand in the blink of an eye.

02:36 Huge white lumps over your head are called mammatus clouds.

02:40 They can make you believe the sky is falling.

02:43 Most clouds form when the air rises into the atmosphere.

02:47 But not mammatus ones.

02:49 They appear when moist and cool air goes down and mixes with dry air.

02:53 The result?

02:54 Unique puffed rice clouds.

02:57 By the way, if you spot this phenomenon, bad weather is just around the corner.

03:02 Whoa, mama!

03:04 Colorful nacreous clouds occur extremely high in the atmosphere.

03:08 I mean, twice as high as a commercial airplane's cruising altitude.

03:13 The air at such heights is extremely dry and cold.

03:17 Ice crystals in nacreous clouds are much smaller than those that form more common clouds.

03:22 They scatter light in a different way.

03:25 And this gives the clouds their "Mother of Pearl" appearance.

03:29 Blood rain looks more terrifying than any horror movie.

03:33 But in reality, there's nothing strange or unnatural about this weather phenomenon.

03:38 People have known about such scarlet-tinted rains since the time of ancient Rome.

03:44 Those powerful winds lift red dust into the atmosphere and carry it far, far away.

03:50 To another galaxy!

03:52 In the end, this dust gets mixed with clouds, which colors the rain.

03:57 By the way, dust from coal mines can make the rain black.

04:01 Pollen is responsible for yellow rains.

04:04 And some other kinds of dust can turn the rainwater white.

04:09 In Australia, it sometimes rains spiders.

04:12 That's because these creatures can balloon.

04:15 That's a highly unusual way of traveling.

04:18 A spider climbs to the very top of a tall tree or shrub.

04:22 And then it spins several strands of silk.

04:25 These strands help the spider to be carried away by the wind.

04:29 It's not easy to spot ballooning.

04:31 But sometimes, if the weather is especially damp and unpleasant, mass ballooning happens.

04:37 And then you can't help but pay attention.

04:40 Thousands of spiders set off on a journey to find another place with better conditions.

04:45 It may seem like it's snowing outside.

04:48 But no, those are spiders drifting down to the ground.

04:53 You're dozing off in your window seat on a plane.

04:58 It's getting dark since it's almost 11 p.m.

05:01 Suddenly, something wakes you up.

05:03 You glance out of the window and see a really strange phenomenon.

05:07 Something that creeps you out.

05:09 There are bright red huge flashes illuminating the sky at a distance.

05:14 They resemble some nightmarish jellyfish.

05:17 Those are sprites, also called red sprites due to their color.

05:21 They're also known as cloud-to-space lightning.

05:25 These varied visual shapes flickering in the night sky are large-scale electric discharges,

05:30 which is a clever word for a lightning strike.

05:33 They occur high above thunderstorm clouds at altitudes of 30 to 56 miles.

05:38 That's why you can see them so well from your plane window.

05:42 The coolest thing about sprites is that they're positively charged lightning.

05:46 This is a very rare type that makes up a mere 5% of all lightning strikes.

05:51 People first spotted this phenomenon in 1886, and it was first photographed in 1989.

05:59 In 2018, the legendary Niagara Falls located at the border between New York State and Ontario,

06:05 Canada, managed to surprise everyone.

06:08 Visitors who came to admire the roaring waters found the falls frozen.

06:12 Well, the waterfalls weren't frozen per se.

06:15 This is impossible for a mass of flowing water that huge.

06:19 But microscopic water droplets, as well as the mist, formed a crust of ice over the rushing

06:24 water.

06:25 It created an illusion that Niagara Falls was frozen all over.

06:29 In reality, the water kept flowing beneath the ice.

06:34 Imagine ponds filled with ice-cold water and covered with ice.

06:38 Easy, huh?

06:39 And now picture dozens of alligator snouts that are poking out of the ponds, still and

06:44 frozen in ice.

06:46 That's what you'd seen if you had visited the swamps of North Carolina at the beginning

06:50 of 2018.

06:52 Despite this terrifying picture, the animals were very much alive.

06:57 That was a very special crocodile way to survive abnormally cold weather.

07:01 Since their nostrils were above water, the animals could breathe.

07:05 Meanwhile, their bodies were in a hibernation-like state.

07:08 It allowed the animals to conserve energy and stay warm.

07:14 In the winter of 2018, the inhabitants of the Sahara Desert, one of the driest and hottest

07:19 places on the planet, woke up to discover a thick layer of snow covering the sand.

07:24 In some places, its depth reached a staggering 15 inches.

07:29 Scientists had an explanation for this exciting phenomenon.

07:32 They said that cold pools of air combined with the precipitation of the most recent

07:36 storm resulted in snowfall instead of rain.

07:41 It happened in June 2009.

07:43 People in some areas in Japan left their homes after a heavy downpour, only to find fish,

07:49 frogs and tadpoles everywhere.

07:51 Fields, roads, lawns and house roofs were littered with these creatures.

07:57 One man even found 13 carp on and around his truck!

08:01 No one knows for sure where this bizarre rain came from, but the most popular theory is

08:06 that a powerful water spout picked up the animals.

08:10 Then it carried them through the upper atmosphere and dropped them on the unsuspecting people

08:14 below.

08:17 In Australia, it sometimes rains spiders.

08:19 That's because these creatures can balloon.

08:22 It's a highly unusual way of traveling.

08:25 A spider climbs to the very top of a tall tree or shrub, and then it spins several strands

08:31 of silk which then help the spider to be carried away by the wind.

08:36 It's not easy to spot ballooning spiders, but sometimes when the weather is especially

08:40 damp and unpleasant, mass ballooning occurs.

08:45 Millions of spiders set off on a journey to find another place with better conditions.

08:50 It may look as if it's snowing outside, but no.

08:53 Those are spiders drifting down to the ground.

08:58 The world's longest lightning storms happen in Venezuela and can last for 9 hours per

09:03 day.

09:04 The heart of the storm is over Lake Maracaibo, and the clouds tower way higher than your

09:08 regular thunderstorm clouds.

09:11 This natural phenomenon, also known as Catatumbo lightning, occurs during 140 to 160 nights

09:18 a year and can produce up to 28 lightning strikes per minute.

09:22 You've probably heard how they say that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place.

09:27 Well, Catatumbo lightning seems not to know about this rule.

09:31 At least, it doesn't prevent storm clouds from gathering in the very same place year

09:35 after year.

09:38 Volcanic tornadoes are possibly one of the most terrifying natural phenomenon.

09:42 When a volcano erupts, it spews red-hot rock and ash high into the atmosphere.

09:48 And solid lava pieces and hot gases travel down the volcano's slope.

09:53 When this flow is moving down, some of the trapped gases begin to rise and spin at the

09:58 same time.

10:00 They get squeezed by the surrounding air which makes them spin faster and faster.

10:06 That's how a volcanic tornado gets born.

10:08 Luckily, this phenomenon has a very short lifespan.

10:14 Even though the island of Newfoundland in Canada can't be called the warmest place on

10:18 Earth, it's still not that cold.

10:20 But imagine having to shovel snow in front of your house just several days before your

10:25 summer vacation.

10:26 Well, that's exactly what happened on the island in June 2018.

10:30 A cold storm that came from the coast of Newfoundland covered several regions of the islands with

10:35 a two-inch layer of snow.

10:37 On top of that, the temperature broke all the records as well.

10:41 During a Newfoundland summer, it's about 66 degrees on average and 90 degrees on a

10:46 very hot day.

10:48 But that infamous June impressed people with only 37 degrees Fahrenheit in the morning.

10:57 Morning glory clouds are extremely rare.

10:59 They look like massive tubes stretching across the sky.

11:02 They can snake for more than 600 miles, sitting relatively low.

11:08 Most researchers agree that these clouds appear when an updraft squeezes through the cloud.

11:13 This creates the signature rolling appearance.

11:16 The cool air at the back of the cloud makes it sink downward.

11:21 The best, but not the only place to see the morning glory is Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria.

11:27 If you decide to travel there to see these clouds, choose a period from late September

11:32 to early November.

11:35 On March 19, 2018, the inhabitants of Alabama saw huge chunks of ice falling from the sky.

11:42 It was the infamous hailstorm of Alabama which caused millions of dollars worth of damage.

11:48 After the hailstorm, the place looked ruined.

11:51 Broken shop windows, smashed car windshields, broken billboards, and holes in the roofs.

11:57 But what made researchers really excited was a hailstone found near the town of Cullman,

12:03 Alabama.

12:04 This softball-sized monster was more than 5 inches across, setting a new state record.

12:11 In 2012, the sky over Dorset, England turned first ominously dark, then yellow.

12:17 After that, blue gelatinous balls started to fall to the ground.

12:21 A local man was walking to his garage when he spotted something unusually bright among

12:26 whitish hailstones.

12:28 When researchers examined this jelly rain, they found out that the balls were made of

12:32 the substance used in diapers or potting soil.

12:35 It's used to absorb liquid.

12:37 It's still unclear whether the balls fell from the sky, or maybe the melting ice made

12:42 a few already existing crystals expand in the blink of an eye.

12:47 In March 2018, people in northern Nevada could see the rarest and most bizarre cloud ever,

12:53 a horseshoe cloud.

12:55 It sure looks bizarre and kinda scary, but meteorologists know that this interestingly

13:00 shaped vortex happens when a flat cloud travels over a column of warm, rising air.

13:07 This air creates the shape and adds some spin to the cloud's movements.

13:11 Such clouds are very fleeting and usually last for only several minutes.

13:17 Cylindrical snow donuts occur when a wind gust decides to play snowballs.

13:22 It starts to roll some snow across a snowy area.

13:26 If it was a real snowball, it would eventually become too heavy for the wind to move.

13:31 But the center of a snow donut is hollowed out.

13:34 This happens because its inner layer is too thin and gets blown away when the donut is

13:39 formed.

13:40 This makes it lighter than a regular snowball, that's why it also rolls further.

13:45 Unfortunately you can't just go and find snow donuts.

13:48 They're rare because they appear in very precise conditions.

13:55 Have you ever wondered about the longest time it rained non-stop?

13:59 Even an hour of rain could be a big deal if you're hanging out in a dry spot like the

14:03 Atacama Desert in South America.

14:05 It can set a record for that place.

14:08 But in super rainy spots like the Amazon rainforest, having 40 days of rain in a row might not

14:14 even turn heads.

14:15 Interestingly, we only have rainfall records where people live and keep track.

14:20 Many towns and cities skip the whole rain data collection thing.

14:24 Plus, there are so many places on Earth where nobody lives, like rainforests or the open

14:29 ocean, so our rainfall knowledge is a bit patchy.

14:33 Now, if we were to talk about records, Hawaii has a couple.

14:37 People there have some seriously long rainy days, especially on islands where winds come

14:42 from the mountains.

14:43 From 1939 to 40, they recorded 331 days in a row with measurable rainfall.

14:50 If you're a person who likes to watch the rain at home with a cup of tea, this might

14:54 sound ideal to you.

14:56 But we need to see the sun at least occasionally.

15:00 Getting some sun is good for your body and soul.

15:03 Obviously, you get vitamin D. Just 5 to 15 minutes of sunlight a few times a week can

15:08 make a real difference.

15:10 And have you ever heard the phrase "sunny disposition"?

15:14 Researchers found that people feel down when there's not much sun around.

15:18 Sunny days make us happier.

15:20 Sunshine boosts your serotonin, which fights off bad moods.

15:24 That sunny serotonin isn't just for your mood, it also helps you sleep.

15:28 And it's also a heart assistant.

15:31 When the sun hits your skin, your body releases something called nitric oxide, which chills

15:36 out your blood pressure.

15:37 Sunny blood pressure means a healthier heart.

15:41 Go tell that to the people who had to go through 881 consecutive days of rain.

15:46 Yep, the record was set almost 3 full years of rain.

15:50 This happened from 1913 to 1916 in Hananumomaki, Hawaii.

15:55 It rained like there was no tomorrow, because the region is a tropical rainforest.

16:01 How do clouds make rain?

16:03 Rain happens when damp air goes up into the sky and gets a bit chilly.

16:08 As this air cools down, tiny water vapor molecules huddle up, forming super small droplets that

16:14 look like a fluffy cloud team.

16:16 Inside these clouds, things get playful.

16:19 The air moving around can sometimes make these droplets bump into one another and get bigger.

16:25 Then they can turn into ice crystals high up in the clouds where it's chilly.

16:29 These little ice buddies get heavy enough to take a tumble down, melting in the rain

16:33 on the way to the ground.

16:35 Now, there isn't just one type of rain.

16:39 Raindrops can come from all kinds of storms.

16:42 Thunderstorms show up, make a splash, and then they're out.

16:45 They can dump a ton of rain in no time.

16:47 Other storms, like winter storms, are more laid back.

16:51 They stick around for days and dish out gentle rain or even snow if it's cold enough.

16:56 Usually, the weather switches between moods.

16:59 It's nature's way of balancing things out.

17:02 After stormy weather, the sun comes out, the air dries up, and we get to enjoy some clear

17:06 skies.

17:08 But things can get interesting if you're in a place with mountains near the ocean.

17:12 When moist air hits the mountains, it's forced to climb over them, creating rainfall

17:17 lasting sometimes for weeks.

17:19 What if I told you there was a time on Earth when rain fell continuously for 2 million

17:25 years and completely reshaped the planet's destiny?

17:28 At the end of the Permian era, around 234 million years ago (I wasn't around then,

17:34 but I read about it), the Triassic period began, marked by the onset of an extended

17:39 period of rainfall.

17:41 This phenomenon is now called the Carnian-Pluvial event.

17:44 Well, that's what they decided to call it.

17:47 Recent studies supported by evidence suggest that it didn't reshape the planet in that

17:52 sense and that it was triggered by coal combustion.

17:55 The rain wasn't continuous either, so we just debunked a myth here!

18:00 Woo-hoo!

18:01 Next, we have columnar jointing.

18:04 This is the fancy term for groove patterns that form in lava flows, silts, dikes, and

18:10 other rocky stuff.

18:12 These lava creations come in all shapes and sizes.

18:15 Most are seen as straight parallel columns.

18:18 Some have curves and varying widths.

18:20 They can be as high as 1,181 inches.

18:23 I'll save you the math, it's roughly 98 feet.

18:30 The columns are formed by pressure and the cooling process.

18:33 As lava becomes cooler, it shrinks and forms cracks.

18:37 Once a crack starts, the lava moves around.

18:40 These cracks expand to the surface of the flow.

18:43 Water sneaks into the cooling lava, making it chill down fast starting from the surface,

18:48 leaving its mark in those patterns.

18:50 Devil's Postpile in California is a must-visit place if you want to see columnar jointing.

18:57 But hey, they're found all around the world!

19:00 Let's raise our heads to the sky to see something magical.

19:04 Fire rainbows, also known as circumhorizontal arcs, look like flames dancing above the clouds.

19:10 To see these eye-catching arcs, you need a special cloud type called cirrus clouds and

19:16 the sun at least 58 degrees high in the sky.

19:18 It's a VIP collaboration between sunlight and clouds.

19:22 Let's break it down further.

19:24 Take London for instance.

19:25 It's around 51 degrees north.

19:28 Now sorry Londoners, no fire rainbows for you!

19:34 Now we move to deep waters to see underwater crop circles.

19:38 These are giant circular patterns found in 1995 near the shores of southern Japan.

19:44 Locals were baffled.

19:45 They dubbed them "mystery circles," as if the ocean had a secret talent for sand art.

19:50 The mystery was solved in 2011.

19:53 The unlikely artist turned out to be a tiny pufferfish, just 5 inches long.

19:58 The researchers found out that males were on a mission, spending a solid 7 to 9 days

20:03 building their circles by swimming in and out and using their fins to carve valleys

20:08 into the sandy floor.

20:10 They decorate the peaks of their creations with bits of shells and corals, turning their

20:14 sandy canvases into masterpieces.

20:17 Okay, they don't do it for the sake of art.

20:20 The curious circles have a purpose.

20:22 The sandy center of the circle serves as a nest.

20:25 Male swimming moves mix things up, getting sand particles just where they need to be.

20:31 When a lady pufferfish swims by, the male twirls and dances, swirling sand around.

20:37 If she is impressed and thinks he is the one, she lays her eggs in the sandy heart of the

20:42 circle.

20:43 There you go, another happy ending!

20:46 Now let's look at frost flowers.

20:49 You might have seen thin sheets of ice that look like delicate petals and sometimes pop

20:54 up from the stems of plants.

20:56 The ice is about as thick as a credit card.

20:58 It forms when the weather is cold outside.

21:01 The soil is damp but not frozen, as well as plant stems.

21:05 Not all plants produce these frost flowers, and the conditions must be just right.

21:10 Here's how it happens.

21:12 The water inside a plant's stem gets pulled up from the ground.

21:16 When it freezes, it expands and cracks the stem vertically.

21:20 As it hits the chilly air, it turns into ice.

21:23 As more water gets pulled up through the crack, it keeps pushing out super thin layers of

21:28 ice.

21:29 Whether a frost flower looks like a narrow ribbon or a wider one depends on the length

21:33 of the crack.

21:35 And the way it curls and shapes itself into these petals is random, or the reason might

21:39 lie in the difference in friction along the sides of the crack.

21:43 These frost flowers are unique and delicate, and they don't last long.

21:47 They melt or just disappear quickly.

21:50 To spot them, keep an eye out for tall grass, especially in places that don't get mowed

21:55 much.

21:56 Pay attention to purple ironweed, blackberries, and wing stems.

22:01 That's it for today!

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