Saturday, September 26, 2015

Strange Clouds Over Costa Rica


To the delight of many, a stunning rainbow-like formation peered out from behind the clouds over Costa Rica on Tuesday. The formation was spotted in the sky over several Costa Rican cities, including the capital of San Jose, ABC reported. The striking colors are caused by a rare weather phenomenon called "cloud iridescence." A mix of light, water droplets and ice particles cause the light to refract and create the phenomenon.

This is certainly not severe weather but it is definitely unusual. It makes you wonder if we will see more strange weather events as climate change progresses.


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