For open minds
This remarkable video captures a “total cloud inversion” that filled the Grand Canyon. There’s no sound. What you see, over a time-lapse, is low cloud coming in to fill the Grand Canyon, lapping at the edge and then retreating again.
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What’s the most surreal natural sight you’ve ever seen?
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Photographs that some have been described as a “cloud tsunami” have been taken in Flordia and published by MSNBC. The effect can happen when clouds are low and there’s a gentle breeze.
The clouds are not dangerous but helicopter pilots need to be extra careful near them in due to the possiblity of sudden visiblity changes.
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Have you ever seen anything like this before?
This video takes a few seconds to kick in – but it’s worth watching, paying attention and finally noticing what seems to be going on?
There’s the question! What just is going on? It seems all too alien. Surely there’s no way clouds could flicker as quickly as that? But they are; take a look.
One theory suggests that a lightning discharge could cause temporary changes in the electric field that causes ice crystals to spin and reflect light differently.
In Pure Spirit
Have you ever seen anything like this before?
