Reports of animals falling during storms have occurred in different parts of the world. One leading explanation is that waterspouts or powerful storm updrafts can lift small animals from shallow water and transport them before dropping them...
A rainbow's position depends on the exact relationship between the observer, sunlight, and individual water droplets. The light entering one person's eyes therefore comes from a different collection of droplets than the light reaching someone...
Particles suspended in the atmosphere scatter different wavelengths of sunlight differently. When smoke, dust, or other aerosols are abundant, shorter wavelengths can be scattered away more strongly, leaving more reddish or orange light reaching...
A rainbow produced by moonlight is called a moonbow or lunar rainbow. It requires bright moonlight, water droplets, and the correct geometry between the Moon, observer, and precipitation. Because moonlight is much dimmer than sunlight, moonbows...