Environmental Graffiti

The Incredible Phenomenon of Ball Lightning

The thunder cracked and the professor’s heart began to beat with excitement. The meeting at the Academy of Sciences in St Petersburg could wait; there were more important matters at stake. Georg Wilhelm Richmann hurried home, accompanied by his engraver, Sokolaw. His aim was to capture the lightning storm for future generations. However, and he did not count on the strange and potentially deadly phenomenon we now know as ball lightning.

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Massive 10ft Spinning Ice Circle Discovered in the UK

It’s no secret that people in the UK are forever complaining about the weather, but it seems this week they were well within their rights. For the first time ever a rare phenomenon usually only seen in extremely cold countries was spotted on the River Otten in Devon.

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The Lighthouse Devoured by Sand [PICS]

Poking its red head up through the shifting sands of Denmark’s weathered coast is the most useless lighthouse in the world. The Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse sits 60 meters above sea level on top of Lønstrup Klint on the edge of the North Sea, and is just about visible to those on land by day, never mind passing ships in the night.

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