Mammatus clouds

Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus clouds (named for their similarity to a woman’s mammaries) look more like a threatening apocalyptic doom cloud, these images show Mammatus clouds from around the world.

The Door to Hell

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In Uzbekistan there is a hole. In this hole, there is fire. Reportedly, a group of geologists where drilling in the area when they discovered large pockets of highly flammable gas. They attempted to burn the gas away so that they could safely reenter the hole but the fire never went out. But this is [...]

A Flock of Seagulls

Flock of Seagulls

No, not the 80s band! Just a massive swarm of birds, it’s absolutely incredible that they don’t run into each other. Source

The colorful river

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The river shown in the photographs is the Caristales, which is located near the town of La Macarena in Columbia, South America. The river, world famous for its colourful display, has been called “the river that ran away to paradise”, “the most beautiful river in the world” and “the river of five colours”.

Sand dunes are awesome

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These amazing images show sand dunes on the Northeastern coast of Brazil that trap and hold water from recent rains.

Underwater Astonishments

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David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.

Colorful Flowers?

Colorful Mountainside

At first glance this looks like a field of purple, brown, and green flowers, but as you get closer you’ll be surprised by what it actually is.

Deep Snow

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Unlike the Swiss Ice Storm featured a month ago, these pictures show some heavy snowfall. The snow is overtaking cars, buses and even buildings. Source

Animals in the Womb

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The pictures show embryonic animal photographs of dolphins, sharks, dogs, penguins and elephants are from a National Geographic Documentary called “Extraordinary Animals in the Womb”.

The Rainbow Eucalyptus

The Rainbow Eucalyptus

The Rainbow Eucalyptus tree is native to tropical areas, it sheds its bark at various times throughout the year, and as it does the inner bark changes from blue to purple, pink, orange, and finally maroon. This gives the tree a spectacular rainbow effect.