Weird natural weather phenomena around the world：World Meteorological Day

By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-03-23 17:43:34

The sun creates a halo over skiers at Fellhorn on January 15, 2014 in Oberstdorf, Germany. Also called a nimbus or icebow, a sun halo is a natural phenomenon created by refractions from ice crystals suspended in the air. Photo: Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images/CFP

Editor's Note:

Today marks World Meteorological Day. This year’s theme “Understanding Clouds” hopes to highlight the enormous importance of clouds for weather, climate and water. Photos: CFP

A bolt of lightning hits the ground in front of a rainbow in a picture which was captured on camera by real estate agent Greg McCown on August 08, 2015 in Marana, Arizona. Photo: Greg McCown / Barcroft USA /CFP

Lightning brightens the night sky over Washington, DC, during a rainstorm on April 20, 2015. Photo: CFP

German Bjoern Lauen takes the stunning photos of blanketed fog and cloud from the top of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Bjoern Lauen / Barcroft Media/ CFP

Photographer Akihiro Shibata spots clouds circling the top of Mount Fuji at Yamanashi Prefecture Lake Tanuki, in Fujinomiya, Japan. Photo: Akihiro Shibata/Solent News/ CFP