Frost Flowers

When the air above a thin sea ice is colder than the ice floating on the surface, these breath-taking frost flowers are formed. But they don’t last very long. They melt away with humidity. These are often found in the freezing waters of the Arctic.

Dirty Thunderstorm

Looking at these images would make you think that something from hell is about to be let loose. Well, in a way that’s true, because a Dirty Thunderstorm occurs in a volcanic eruption.

When ash, rock fragments, and ice particles in a volcanic plume collide, static electrical charges are produced causing lightnings to form.