10 naturally occurring wonders of the world

When ice crystals, that are near horizontal parallel planar surfaces, reflect light it creates what is known as "pillars of light." The sources of light that can create this phenomenon range from the sun (when it is low or near the horizon), the moon or from earthly sources such as your common streetlight. When the sun creates a pillar of light it is known as a sun pillar or solar pillar.When the algae are in high concentration it can create what is known as "red tides." Red tide is the common name for a phenomenon of algal blooms (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms).  These algae are single-celled protists, plant-like organisms which are near the water's surface. These algae can form dense visible patches of color. Some species contain photosynthetic pigments that vary in color from green to brown to red. Red tides are created when estuarine, marine or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column. Mammatus are usually associated with the anvil cloud and also severe thunderstorms. These clouds extend from the base of a cumulonimbus. They can also be found under altocumulus, altostratus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds, as well as volcanic ash clouds. The more common cumulonimbus mammatus is seen more often by those familiar with this kind of phenomenon in the United States. When mammatus occur the cumulonimbus, they usually indicate a particularly strong storm or is a sign of tornadic activity.View the list ยป
The term aurora comes form the Latin word meaning sunrise. It's a natural light display in the sky at high latitudes in the Artic and Antarctic regions of the earth. It's caused when energetic charged particles collide with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere or thermosphere of the earth. These charged particles get their start in the magnetosphere and solar winds, the aurora is then directed by the magnetic field of our planet into the atmosphere. Most of these auroras take place in what is known as the auroral zone.  

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There are many naturally-occurring phenomena that to the Christian shows the existence of God. These wonders provide all the proof needed to confirm the world was created by him.

Genesis 1:1 says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Everything in this world was created by him and for him.

The bible describes creation as the handiwork of God as found in Psalm 19:1 which says, "the heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament show his handiwork."

Colossians 1:16 says, "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him."

The photos in this list were gathered to display the beauty of our world and to solidify the existence of God.

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  • The term aurora comes form the Latin word meaning sunrise. It's a natural light display in the sky at high latitudes in the Artic and Antarctic regions of the earth. It's caused when energetic charged particles collide with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere or thermosphere of the earth. These charged particles get their start in the magnetosphere and solar winds, the aurora is then directed by the magnetic field of our planet into the atmosphere. Most of these auroras take place in what is known as the auroral zone.  
  • Mammatus are usually associated with the anvil cloud and also severe thunderstorms. These clouds extend from the base of a cumulonimbus. They can also be found under altocumulus, altostratus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds, as well as volcanic ash clouds. The more common cumulonimbus mammatus is seen more often by those familiar with this kind of phenomenon in the United States. When mammatus occur the cumulonimbus, they usually indicate a particularly strong storm or is a sign of tornadic activity.
  • When the algae are in high concentration it can create what is known as "red tides." Red tide is the common name for a phenomenon of algal blooms (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms).  These algae are single-celled protists, plant-like organisms which are near the water's surface. These algae can form dense visible patches of color. Some species contain photosynthetic pigments that vary in color from green to brown to red. Red tides are created when estuarine, marine or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column. 
  • When ice crystals, that are near horizontal parallel planar surfaces, reflect light it creates what is known as "pillars of light." The sources of light that can create this phenomenon range from the sun (when it is low or near the horizon), the moon or from earthly sources such as your common streetlight. When the sun creates a pillar of light it is known as a sun pillar or solar pillar.
  • Foxfire, is also known as "fairy fire." A bioluminescence can be seen when some species of fungi are present in decaying wood. An oxidizing agent, luciferase, emits a bluish green glow as it interacts with luciferin. Science doesn’t know why this process happens. Some believe it’s a tactic by the fungi to attract insects to help spread it's spores. Others believe it’s a warning sign to hungry animals, like the bright colors that some poisonous species of animals emit. The light Foxfire emits is generally very dim, but in some cases it can be bright enough to read by.
  • When an ice halo is formed by ice crystals shaped like plate reach a high level in cirrus clouds a "fire rainbow" is what you get. The optical phenomenon is a circumhorizontal arc or a circumhorizon arc with a lower symmetric 46 degree plate arc. Other currently accepted names for the phenomenon are  The term "fire rainbow can be misleading as it is neither a rainbow or related to fire in any way. 
  • When light is reflected off the surface of the moon instead of the direct sunlight what you get is known as a moonbow. Other names for this phenomenon are lunar rainbow, white rainbow, lunar bow or space rainbow. They are relatively faint because of the smaller amount of light that is reflected from the surface of the moon.    
  • A snow formation which is found at high altitudes is known as penitentes. Nieves penitentes is Spanish for "penitente-shaped snows. The penitentes take form as tall thin blades of snow or ice that has become hardened. They are closely spaced together and grow across glaciated and snow-covered areas in the Dry Andes. Penitentes can be as tall as a person.
  • This naturally occurring phenomena is ordinary sea foam, otherwise known as spume. It is created by the agitation of seawater that contain high concentrations of dissolving organic matter. This matter contains proteins, lignins and lipids and it's derived when algal blooms breakdown offshore. The compounds in the decaying blooms act like surfactants or foaming agents. When seawater is churned by breaking waves in the surf zone adjacent to the shore, the result is sea foam that looks like cappuccino. Because of the low-density of the foam allows it to be blown everywhere.  
  • There is an interesting phenomenon, known as sailing stones, that happens in a number of places at Racetrack Playa, Death Valley. Rocky mysteriously slide or otherwise sail on the ground without human or animal intervention. The rocks leave behind long tracks on the valley floor. There is no known reason about the force behind their movement. It's said the stones only move every two to three years.
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