3 Unbelievable Natural Phenomena You Need to See
Today we discuss some of the most mind-bending natural phenomena that occur out there. Nature is spectacular. It works in mysterious ways. And it produces incredible, incredible things.
We’ll discuss 3 of those here. Buckle in. Go experience them for yourselves.
Northern Lights
The Aurora Borealis. One of the wildest concepts ever drawn up out of God’s playbook. It’s caused by solar wind — charged particles ejected straight from the sun.
The particles are attracted to Earth’s poles because of the magnetic field, and when they interact with the atmosphere….wow.
When you see something like this, it becomes no wonder ancient people believed in all sorts of wild mythology. Otherwise, how could you explain it??
Awe inspiring stuff. These phenomena are most common in Iceland, Northern Europe and probably also Greenland. Check it out.
Glowing Beaches
This one would be something to see in real life. Much like the northern lights, but in the ocean instead.
In the Maldives as well as Jervis Bay (not sure where that is), a certain algae lives in the water — which emits a glow when it’s stressed or when the water is unsettled.
And when even small waves crash into the coastline, the water becomes unsettled. So the algae light up like a Christmas tree.
These organisms are bioluminescent, meaning they have the ability to emit light under the right circumstances. Shown above are the right circumstances.
Hotspots
For those of you who are familiar with volcanic activity, you may have heard of the Ring of Fire. Unlike, yet similar to, the Johnny Cash song, the Ring of Fire is a burning ring of volcanoes which circles the pacific.
This volcanic activity occurs between plate boundaries — where the magma has the chance to rise to the Earth’s surface and do things like make volcanos.
Having said that, there are certain volcanically active areas around the globe which buck this trend of being around the Ring of Fire or at other plate boundaries.
These spots are hotspots in the Earth’s crust, such as Hawaii and Yellowstone.
Scientists don’t know why they occur. Just that the section of crust is so hot it creates a lava plume that goes straight towards the Earth’s surface.
And all it does is result in some of the most incredible spots on the the face of the planet. Witness.
By the way — bonus points if you’ve ever heard of the Azores before. Iceland is also known for its volcanic activity, but given that it owes some of that to the Mid-Atlantic ridge we’re leaving that out of this article.
If it turns out the Azores is not a hotspot but rather on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, no it isn’t.
That’s all I have for you today. A hastily thrown together piece on July the 4th. Don’t ever say I don’t love you. Follow on here, on IG @theregrowthproject and subscribe.
