Cherrapunji, located in the East Khasi Hills in the Indian state of Meghalaya, holds the dubious honor being the "wettest" place on earth. The average yearly rainfall of the region fluctuates from... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Dylan and 2 others

Cumberland Falls is a set of waterfalls on the Cumberland River. It is located near Corbin on the border of the McCreary and Whitely counties. Sometimes referred to as the Niagara of the South,... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Intriguing Environs, Optical Oddities | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Dylan and 2 others

Known as the Lluvia de Peces or "Rain of Fish," it is said to occur at least once and sometimes twice in a year in the small town of Yoro: during a massive rain storm, hundreds of small silver... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by Dylan and wythe

In 1942 a British forest guard in Roopkund, India made an alarming discovery. Some 5000 meters above sea level at the bottom of a small valley, was a lake absolutely full of skeletons. As the... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan

It is tough to get a grasp on the Toba event without something to compare it to. In 1980 Mount St. Helens in Washington State erupted spewing an 80,000 foot tall plume of smoke, killing 57... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan

One doesn't think about lighting hitting mountains, but it does, and sometimes it does so very often. In fact, though lightning prefers trees, people, and large metal objects, (better... »

Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena, Fiery Wonders, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Dylan

Barometer World is the world's foremost seller and repairer of antique and modern mechanisms for determining atmospheric air pressure. A showroom-cum-museum attached to the store features... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science | Edited by Josh, mrobscurity and others

A pingo, also called a hydrolaccolith, is a mound of earth-covered ice found in the Arctic and subarctic that can reach up to 70 metres (230 ft) in height and up to 600 m (2,000 ft) in diameter.... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by banff

In the small village of Gravendal in Dalarna, Sweden there is an old wooden water tube, leading water to the local electric power station. Because of it´s age, this tube is full of holes so water... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders | Edited by

Just a few kilometers outside the town of Bangem, above the smaller town of Mbat is the peak Mount Manengouba, a dormant volcano with an expansive caldera at its peak. In the caldera's plain are... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Rites and Rituals | Edited by littlebrumble