This rainbow-striped mountain in Peru may resemble an abstract painting but is, in fact, an entirely natural phenomenon, drawing visitors from far and wide committed to finding out if the candy-colored rumors are true. Vinicunca, otherwise known as Rainbow Mountain or Montaña de Siete Colores (Mountain of Seven Colors), is part of the South American…
PHOTOS: The Jaw-Dropping Rainbow Mountain in Peru Is a Sight to Behold
8 of the Craziest Natural Phenomena Out There (Photo Gallery)
1. Light Pillars It isn’t the Northern Lights, it’s a different phenomenon known as light pillars. In freezing temperatures, flat fluttering ice crystals may create a crystal fog near the ground. The crystals reflect lights from the ground up into pillar-like beams. Light pillars over Laramie, Wyoming, USA, on a very cold January night. (Christoph…
Photographer Captures ‘Once In a Lifetime’ Shot of a Lion Underneath a Rainbow
A series of amazing pictures perfectly capture the moment a lion lays out in front of a rainbow. Wildlife photographer Kevin Dooley, 60, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, took these pictures whilst visiting the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa. According to Kevin, a male lion was enjoying the cool weather and the rainstorm whilst a…
Photographer Captures Stunning Rainbow-Colored ‘Cloud Iridescence’ Over Storm in Cape Canaveral
A photographer in Cape Canaveral, Florida, captured clouds putting on a show Sunday, August 9. Greg Scott, a launch photographer for NASA and Space Force, witnessed the rare phenomenon of rainbow-colored clouds beyond a brewing squall. “I was out shooting the incoming storms when I spotted the cloud iridescence,” Scott told The Epoch Times. He…
Skywatchers Witness Breathtaking Rainbow Halo Around the Sun Over City in Southern India
A stunning spectacle was witnessed in the sky over Bangalore on Monday when a rainbow formed a halo around the sun. Local residents observed and photographed the striking atmospheric phenomenon surrounding the sun in the southern Indian city. Dr. Gouri Sateesh, 24, who was one of the hundreds of residents who captured the spectacular sight…
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