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Top ten romantic weather phenomena
With Valentine’s day this week, we’ve complied the top ten romantic or magical weather conditions. 1. Diamond dust – Diamond dust consists of extremely small ice crystals, usually formed at temperatures below -30 °C. The name diamond dust comes from the … Continue reading
Double rainbow – what does it mean?
There’ve been lots of reports of rainbows and double rainbows this morning, but why do they occur? Rainbows appear when sunlight passes through a raindrop causing it to be refracted, or bent. As the light passes through the drop, it is … Continue reading
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