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Rocks traveling alone, a flowery desert, an alien-looking lake or the sun that never sets. All of this may look like the setting of a fantasy film,
but it actually happens on our planet depending on the season. Stay and learn more about these and other natural phenomena that you
can see with your own eyes, if you plan your trip in advance.
January: Frozen bubbles under Lake Abraham
“What:” In the summer, Lake Abraham looks like any other lake on our planet. What you can see here in winter, however, is pure magic.
Bacteria living at the bottom of the lake emit large amounts of methane, which freezes into pillars of ovals below the crystalline surface of the lake.
Where: Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
When: December — February
February: Yosemite Horsetail Firefall
What: We all know about waterfalls, and many of us have seen them. But what about fire falls? They also exist. Well, at least one of them,
located in Yosemite National Park. At the end of February, the rays of the setting sun have just the right angle to illuminate Horsetail Fall
so that it seems that it is not water, but fire that falls from the mountain.
Where: Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
When: second half of February
March: Whispers of Starlings
What: The starlings congregate in groups of incredible sizes and perform amazing aerial mass tricks. They sink and rise in unison, as if they were one huge organism,
not a thousand separate birds. Starlings gather in these amazing formations to exchange information and fool predators, experts say
with their mesmerizing movements.
Where: across the UK
When: January — March
April: wisteria flowering
What: You've probably heard of Japanese cherry blossom festivals, but it's not the only flower whose blooming season signifies
something for the Japanese. For a month in the spring, you can walk through magical wisteria tunnels formed by
hundreds of plants, whose colors vary from red and purple to yellow and white. If you want to see a fairy tale with your own eyes,
this is exactly what you are looking for.
Where: through Japan
When: mid-April — mid-May
May: Synchronous Fireflies
What: Synchronized fireflies can only be found in a few places on our planet, which turns watching them into a real adventure.
During their courtship, thousands of fireflies gather in a sparkling spectacle and flash simultaneously every few seconds.
Where: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
When: May — June
June: Climbing goats
What: Goats climbing trees seem somewhat surreal, but this bizarre natural phenomenon has a logical explanation.
The trees that these goats climb are not random, they are argan trees, whose fruits ripen around June.
Hungry goats are attracted to this food and you can sometimes see a dozen of them hanging out on the same tree.
Or Morocco
When: June
July: Midnight Sun
What: The Midnight Sun is a fantastic phenomenon that you can see during summers anywhere south of the Antarctic Circle
and north of the Arctic Circle, and Norway is one of the places where you can enjoy it. Earth's axis of rotation is tilted,
which causes the North Pole to tilt towards the sun in summer. It creates an amazing effect that you can only see
in this area — for several weeks in the summer, the sun never sets.
Where: Norway
When: June — August
August: Spotted Lake Osoyoos
What: During the summer months, when the temperature is warm, this lake changes colors and even shape. As the water evaporates,
we can see formations of multicolored circles of salt and other minerals at the bottom of the lake, which makes it all look
leopard skin pattern. In the heat of the summer season, the lake can turn completely white.
Where: British Columbia, Canada
When: July — August
September: Yuncheng Salt Lake
“What:” The waters of this Chinese lake can display the full range of colors from green and yellow to scarlet and magenta.
It all happens thanks to a wide array of algae blooming in the lake. The lake still looks spectacular, but the best time
to see it is in autumn, when the colors are at their most vivid.
Where: Yuncheng, China
When: September — October
October: The liquid rainbow of Cano Cristales
What: Here's another breathtaking view caused by the algae bloom. Cano Cristales is a Colombian river that looks like
a liquid rainbow that can display a wide range of colors from green and red to blue and black. You can admire this view
from May to December, but the brightest colors are visible in autumn.
Where: Colombia
When: October — November
November: Atacama Desert in bloom
What: Sand, sand everywhere. This is what most of us imagine when we hear the word "desert". This is not true for all deserts,
however, and the Atacama Desert is one of them. Even though this place is extremely dry, it can turn into a flower blanket overnight after a heavy rain.
Note, however, that the desert only blooms every 4 or 5 years, and the last time was in 2017.
Where: Chile
When: September — November
December: Sailing Stones
What: The rocks in Death Valley sometimes seem to slide on their own in the deserted area, with no electricity or ropes attached.
How can this happen? Sailing rocks have been studied since the 1900s and scientists believe the strange movements of these stones
are the result of a perfect balance between water, ice and wind that occurs during the winter months. Thin patches of ice form under the stones
and push them forward, when even a light wind appears.
Where: Death Valley, California, USA
When: December — February
Source :
https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/12-natural-phenomena-you-can-only-see-at-a-certain-time-of-the-year-794782/
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