This extraordinary footage shows dozens of lightning strikes sweeping over the Grand Canyon as an unforgettable monsoon sunset spills over the horizon. This footage obtained by Newsflash from the National Park Service (NPS) offers a peek into one of nature's most unusual wonders: the sun setting while a thunderstorm moves…
This mesmerising footage shows how a violent rainstorm unleashed its power on Barcelona. The time-lapse video shows how an arcus cloud - or shelf cloud - rolls over the Collserola mountain range, which separates the city from the Valles plain. https://youtu.be/cl-mhqDw8xk @P4Estacions/Newsflash The sky then darkens before heavy rains thunder…
Officials in Chile are investigating the appearance of a mysterious purple cloud that hung eerily over a town. Photos show the bright purple cloud hovering low over Pozo Almonte, northern Chile, on Sunday morning (21st August). Officials are now investigating the phenomenon, which is believed to have been caused by…
The oldest recorded mention of the aurora borealis has been found in ancient Chinese text referring to the phenomenon that dates back to the 10th century BC when it was even visible in central China. The discovery is significant as in modern times the Aurora Borealis is usually only seen…
This viral video shows a fallen tree leaning on a 110,000-volt power line, with the electricity coursing through it and making it look like a lightning bolt repeatedly striking the ground. The incident took place in a forested area between the municipalities of Frankendorf and Kapellendorf in the central German…
A group of superstitious fishermen have claimed that the noticeably low number of fish in the waters around La Palma in the past year was a sign that the Cumbre Vieja volcano was about to erupt. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma has now been…
A woman who decided to film at the window hoping to catch a lightning bolt leapt backwards when a massive lightning streak exploded on the ground in front of her apartment. The footage was captured during a sudden rainstorm in the major sub provincial city of Ningbo in northeast China's…
This is the moment a huge waterspout twists its way towards a beach, narrowly misses an anchored boat and slams into a beachfront cafe before dissipating. The phenomenon was filmed in the village of Shirokaya Balka near the city of Novorossiysk in the south-western Russian region of Krasnodar Krai on…
This is the moment a dark, deadly tornado twists its way across a Russian town and reportedly destroys 1,500 homes, upends trees and kills three people. The tornado was filmed by frightened locals in the town of Andreapol in the western Russian region of Tver Oblast on 2nd August. The…
A Boeing 777-31H heading to New York was forced to make an emergency landing after it flew into a hailstorm which shattered the pilot's windscreen and caused extensive damage to the fuselage of the plane. The United Arab Emirates flight had taken off from Malpensa airport in the Italian city…