{"id":1712,"date":"2014-05-05T09:43:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T13:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.usedtobeabastard.com\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2014-05-05T09:43:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T13:43:41","slug":"insane-natural-phenomena-wont-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dontpokthebear.com\/insane-natural-phenomena-wont-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Insane Natural Phenomena That You Won\u2019t Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 37 Most Insane Natural Phenomena That You Won\u2019t Believe Actually Happen On Earth<\/h1>\n
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The extraordinary scenes that nature creates never cease to surprise and astound us. It’s hard to believe that these phenomena actually happen on Earth–and not another planet.<\/section>\n<\/article>\n
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Spherical Boulders, Moeraki, New Zealand<\/h1>\n
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reddit.com<\/a><\/span>The Moeraki Boulders are huge natural spherical boulders that have formed at Koekohe Beach over time. These balls were originally formed under the sea floor in a process that saw sediment, such as sand, hardened into stone. Over 60 million years, coastal erosion revealed these creations to the world<\/span>wikipedia.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Hverir, Iceland<\/h1>\n
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apod.nasa.gov<\/a><\/span>The area of Hverir is incredibly geothermally active, so much so that ghostly towers of steam and gas rise from bodies of water and mud as they boil. During the Northern Lights, this place looks like an alien world<\/span>wikipedia.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Supercells<\/h1>\n
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susanspiritusgallery.com<\/a><\/span>Supercells are the rarest and most dangerous type of storm. While they are formed just like other storms, the vertical rotation of their updraft means that they can sustain themselves for much, much longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Ice Caves<\/h1>\n
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ppcdn.500px.org<\/a><\/span>Ice caves are temporary structures that form at the edge of glaciers when flowing water melts a hole into glaciers. The tightly packed ice has very few air bubbles and absorbs all light except for blue, giving the ice its unique color. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Sky Punch<\/h1>\n
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upload.wikimedia.org<\/a><\/span>Sky punches are large gaps that appear in clouds. These occur when ice crystals in the cloud begin to evaporate. <\/span>catinwater.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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The Black Sun<\/h1>\n
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rickjshandicappingpicks.com<\/a><\/span>During spring in Denmark, flocks of more than a million European starlings gather into a single group to form amazing shapes in the sky. The bird’s communication and coordination allows the flock to move as a massive tightly packed swarm.<\/span>oddee.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Columnar Basalt<\/h1>\n
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