Nature is nothing short of magical. From glowing blue waves to thunder that rolls like a war drum, every corner of our planet hides something unexpected and spectacular.
That’s exactly why we at Bored Panda put on our explorer hats and dug up some of the most dazzling, dangerous, and bizarre natural phenomena from around the world. Think of this as your all-access pass to Earth’s coolest secrets; no hiking boots are required.
Whether you’re into icy caves that sparkle like a fairytale or beaches with jet-black, there’s something here to make you gasp, smile, or Google, “How do I see this in real life?” Scroll on to explore these marvels, and don’t forget to upvote the ones that made your jaw drop or made you shout “NO WAY” out loud.
#1 Extremely Rare “White Auroras” Spotted Over Finland Last Night
Image credits: Milky Way Astronomers
#2 Milky Way With Zodiacal Light, Aurora And A Shooting Star In New Zealand
Image credits: KvBarneveld2
#3 This Happens Every Year In Fall As Leaves Begin To Decompose In The Water
The decomposing leaves release tannic acid and when the sunlight hits it you see this gorgeous rainbow effect over the water.
Image credits: Michael Hussey
#4 Salt Rocks In Iran
Image credits: mohammad.alinia.53
#5 Missed The Aurora, But Got To See An Iridescent Cloud
Image credits: hqt123
#6 Caño Cristales, Colombia. It’s A 5-Color River
Image credits: Yilmar10
#7 I Took A Photo Of Rare Bioluminescence In Jervis Bay
Image credits: life_is_a_conspiracy
#8 Lava Flow Skylight In Hawaii Looks Like An Entrance To Hell
Image credits: Astrogeology Science Center
#9 Snow Roller Phenomenon At Keystone, Colorado. Also Known As Snownuts
Image credits: 11flynnj
#10 Unbelievable Sight At Glowworms In Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
Image credits: alexriodepek
#11 Total Solar Eclipse
Image credits: astrofalls
#12 Marble Caves In Patagonia, Chile
Image credits: tillotoro
#13 The Colorful Hydrothermal Pools And Terraces Of Dallol, Ethiopia
Image credits: Kotopoulou Electra
#14 Mammatus Clouds
Image credits: Negative_Tilt
#15 This Beach In Canada Is Filled With Crystal Blue Tide Pools And It’s So Magical
Image credits: tomparkr
#16 This Geyser Right Before It Blows
Image credits: DreamLanding_RL
#17 Fourth Night In A Row, Finally Got My Moonbow! Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Moonbows, like the name implies, are lunar rainbows. When light is reflected off the moon, then refracted through mist from a dissipating rain — much like a regular rainbow — a moonbow is the (very faint) result.
Moonbows are a rare phenomenon, but can best be seen through the spray of a waterfall. There are certain times of year when moonbows can be seen, and Yosemite National Park is entering its moonbow season, which takes place in the spring after the snowmelt.
Image credits: wescoastphoto
#18 The Grand Prismatic Spring At Yellowstone National Park
Image credits: johnpow37
#19 Ice Caves Of The Argentinean Patagonia
Image credits: earthbestshots
#20 Light Pillars
Image credits: dartanner
#21 Sometimes Lightning Occurs Out Near Space. One Such Lightning Type Is Red Sprite Lightning
Image credits: Nicolas Escurat
#22 The Rainbow Mountains Of China With In The Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park Are A Geological Wonder Of The World
Image credits: igoalstories
#23 Eternal Flame. This Natural Methane Vent Creates A Flame Under A Waterfall
Image credits: Lazy_Wasp_Legs
#24 A “Fog Dome” Is A Very Unusual And Rare Weather Phenomenon
The most likely explanation is that it’s caused by a source of heat close to the ground, possibly an agricultural building or a relatively warm pool of water.
Image credits: BBCWthrWatchers
#25 Ice Eggs, A Rare Phenomenon Occurs When Ice Is Rolled Over By Wind And Water (Northern Finland)
Image credits: rismatti
#26 Aurora Borealis Over The Jökulsárlón Ice Lagoon In Iceland
Image credits: jetclarke
#27 Reynisfjara Black-Sand Beach In Iceland
Image credits: sebastianmzh
#28 Underwater Waterfall Illusion In South-West Mauritius
Image credits: jjjjjjjjapie
#29 Sioux Falls, SD Turned Green (No Filter) During A Huge Storm
Image credits: SoDakZak
#30 Horsetail Falls In Yosemite National Park
Image credits: dougsandquist
#31 These Altocumulus Clouds At 30,000 Feet During Sunset Over Hawaiian Waters
Image credits: nprovince101
#32 Red Sand Dunes Hidden In The Tabuk Region Of Northern Saudi Arabia
Image credits: mijlof
#33 A Rare Snow Storm In The Sonoran Desert Of Tucson, Az
Image credits: Eddjj
#34 The Fairy Chimneys Of Goreme
Image credits: jamiedadawg
#35 Wave Rock In Western Australia
Image credits: Fredrik Bülow
#36 Milky Way Core Rising Above A Sailing Stone In Death Valley National Park
A geological phenomenon moved this rock and inscribed the tracks you can see ahead of it on the dried lake bed. For years scientist have been unable to explain what force could have moved it across the valley, until in 2014 a pair of scientists was able to record a timelapse of the rocks moving.
It turns that the rocks drift when thin ice panels that formed underneath them during a cold winter night, started melting during windy conditions. There are many such stones and tracks in this part of Death Valley National Park, which is why it’s called Racetrack Playa.
Image credits: mrcnzajac
#37 I Took A Picture While Ice Climbing. It Is Off To The Side Of A Frozen Waterfall Near Colorado Springs
The ice blocks off the river in places so it just flows all over the place and accumulates ice.
Image credits: mouse_rat
#38 Darvaza Gas Crater Or Also Known The Door To Hell. It´s Actually Bigger Than It Looks
Image credits: Tormod Sandtorv
#39 The Blood Coloured Water Of The Devil’s Pulpit, Scotland
Image credits: paincookiez
#40 Mammoth Cave National Park
Today we had a large and unexpected storm come through the park which caused a quick drop in the temperature. This pressure change caused the airflow to reverse, pulling into the cave, resulting in a dense fog filling the Rotunda room!
Image credits: Mammoth Cave National Park
#41 Meteor Falls On The Peak Of Mount Merapi, Kali Adem, Cangkringan, Yogyakarta
Image credits: gunarto_song
#42 Insanely Well-Timed Picture Of Volcanic Lightning
Image credits: Stidgen
#43 Brinicle (Ice Finger Of Death)
Image credits: bbcstudios
#44 I Left My Camera Running For An Entire Night And Captured Hundreds Of Meteors
Image credits: peeweekid
#45 Great Blue Hole, Coast Of Belize
Image credits: U.S. Geological Survey
#46 Flying Cruise Ships Illusion (Fata Morgana) Spotted On The South East Shores Of Cyprus
Image credits: LSD25hoffmans-potion
#47 Kummakivi Is A 500,000 Kg Rock In Finland That Has Been Balancing On Another Rock For 11.000 Years
Image credits: fyrstikka
#48 Photo Taken Atop Mountain Showing The Phenomenon Known As Brocken Spectre
Image credits: katsophiecurt
#49 Mountains And Reflections Surrounding The Uyuni Salt Flat During Sunrise
Image credits: Diego Delso
#50 A Mysterious Spherical Cloud In The Sky Above Asaka, Koriyama City
Image credits: NicoSpqy9ba9
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