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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