List of natural phenomena

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>Over many intervals of time, natural phenomena have been observed by a series of countless events as a feature created by nature. 
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<h2 id="physical-phenomena">Physical phenomena</h2>
<p>The act of:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Freezing/0kNr25SF">Freezing</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Boiling/BHxWzT2k">Boiling</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Gravity/bqAN7DdQ">Gravity</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Magnetism/eo75vApl">Magnetism</a></li></ul>
<h3>Gallery</h3>

<h2 id="chemical-phenomena">Chemical phenomena</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Oxidation/Pyd5RVcj">Oxidation</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Fire/M6XwR3am">Fire</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Rusting/sajUmaz8">Rusting</a></li></ul></li></ul>
<h2 id="biological-phenomena">Biological phenomena</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Metabolism/WxDrm8k5">Metabolism</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Catabolism/CFWUdphX">Catabolism</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Anabolism/eH3Q5AHF">Anabolism</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Decomposition/6Bve4pgl">Decomposition</a> – by which organic substances are broken down into a much simpler form of matter</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fermentation/rxaDr28b">Fermentation</a> – converts <a href="/facts/Sugar/jb5KXRHT">sugar</a> to acids, gases and/or <a href="/facts/Ethanol/3lCLfBSP">alcohol</a>.</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Cell_growth/wbArMaJU">Growth</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Birth/1SSk6gMD">Birth</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Death/VJmq29qm">Death</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Population_decrease/PyqymDSt">Population decrease</a></li></ul>
<h3>Gallery</h3>

<h2 id="astronomical-phenomena">Astronomical phenomena</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Supernova/Pfo2J23l">Supernova</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Gamma_ray_burst/oRRU6Fhn">Gamma ray bursts</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Quasar/HS96328l">Quasars</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Blazar/gtIlQjQ5">Blazars</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Pulsar/f8c7S5LQ">Pulsars</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Cosmic_microwave_background_radiation/ThB2HkLS">Cosmic microwave background radiation</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="geological-phenomena">Geological phenomena</h2>
<p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/List_of_geological_phenomena/qNaEXmz3">List of geological phenomena</a></p>
<ul><li>Mineralogic phenomena</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Lithology/WLIJXzGj">Lithologic</a> phenomena
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Petrology/RXq9gCdo">Rock types</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Igneous_rock/xeMJhUah">Igneous rock</a>
<ul><li>Igneous formation processes</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sedimentary_rock/HQDCjrco">Sedimentary rock</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Sediment/zsIH1A6U">Sedimentary formation</a> processes (<a href="/facts/Sediment/zsIH1A6U">sedimentation</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Quicksand/amGBLhbf">Quicksand</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Metamorphic_rock/JRp6dsCm">Metamorphic rock</a></li></ul></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Endogeny/DFkSLkRI">Endogenic</a> phenomena
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Plate_tectonics/RtRG5lY4">Plate tectonics</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Continental_drift/o7Nfr101">Continental drift</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Earthquake/NGjIzagw">Earthquake</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Oceanic_trench/sbp2PRk4">Oceanic trench</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Phenomena associated with <a href="/facts/Igneous/xeMJhUah">igneous activity</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Geyser/cjXV4fCP">Geysers</a> and <a href="/facts/Hot_spring/YrzFykH1">hot springs</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bradyseism/EWvR4xvo">Bradyseism</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Volcano/c2M5upml">Volcanic eruption</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Earth%27s_magnetic_field/73G36wmx">Earth's magnetic field</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Exogeny/yHXbIsAa">Exogenic</a> phenomena
<ul><li>Slope phenomena
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Slump_(geology)/t72NkooW">Slump</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Landslide/sXSzA31e">Landslide</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Weathering/uSYGlv0H">Weathering</a> phenomena
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Erosion/gaGJXy0W">Erosion</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Glacier/8GrKVUSS">Glacial</a> and peri-glacial phenomena
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Glaciation/alIAm38r">Glaciation</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Moraine/NUoWIpka">Moraines</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hanging_valley/gKmvE6L1">Hanging valleys</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Atmosphere/oUpLaGRF">Atmospheric</a> phenomena</li>
<li>Impact phenomena
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Impact_crater/nWntooh4">Impact crater</a></li></ul></li></ul></li>
<li>Coupled endogenic-exogenic phenomena
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Orogeny/XrvRMpsw">Orogeny</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Drainage/thEd3nfB">Drainage</a> development
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Stream_capture/fIP0gs4G">Stream capture</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>
<h3>Gallery</h3>

<h2 id="meteorological-phenomena">Meteorological phenomena</h2>
<p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/Atmospheric_phenomenon/d0nGfmhT">Atmospheric phenomenon</a>, <a href="/facts/Glossary_of_meteorology/LQzkjgWv">Glossary of meteorology</a>, and <a href="/facts/List_of_severe_weather_phenomena/QFaIclhP">List of severe weather phenomena</a></p>
<p>Violent <a href="/facts/Meteorology/xblFr28q">meteorological</a> phenomena are called <a href="/facts/Storm/tgStaeS3">storms</a>. Regular, cyclical phenomena include <a href="/facts/Season/20vCqJWN">seasons</a> and <a href="/facts/Atmospheric_circulation/ttBhVwUt">atmospheric circulation</a>. <a href="/facts/Climate_change_(general_concept)/D3X6Ulbu">climate change</a> is often semi-regular.
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<h3>Atmospheric optical phenomena</h3>
<p class="note">This section is an excerpt from List of atmospheric optical phenomena.[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_atmospheric_optical_phenomena&action=edit">edit</a>]</p>

<p>Atmospheric optical phenomena include:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Afterglow/uzqf4p1F">Afterglow</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Airglow/9yMhcjB4">Airglow</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Alexander%27s_band/nGR2zdKJ">Alexander's band</a>, the dark region between the two bows of a double rainbow.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Alpenglow/SzD0sNNa">Alpenglow</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Anthelion/gq7evTmn">Anthelion</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Anticrepuscular_rays/U4dYkRoJ">Anticrepuscular rays</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Aurora/6agpj9Qs">Aurora</a> (northern and southern lights, aurora borealis and aurora australis)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Belt_of_Venus/Kv71T413">Belt of Venus</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Brocken_Spectre/oeFexbJQ">Brocken Spectre</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Circumhorizontal_arc/5jo6egef">Circumhorizontal arc</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Circumzenithal_arc/gLlHlp0K">Circumzenithal arc</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Cloud_iridescence/CmMGxPh9">Cloud iridescence</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Crepuscular_rays/vvq2hC9e">Crepuscular rays</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Earth%27s_shadow/WeBpSyfX">Earth's shadow</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Earthquake_light/CQwgrp86">Earthquake lights</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Glory_(optical_phenomenon)/QMIzNj7z">Glories</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Green_flash/LdMqTmF3">Green flash</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Halo_(optical_phenomenon)/QgmnIgWQ">Halos</a>, of Sun or Moon, including <a href="/facts/Sun_dog/1grRgRpC">sun dogs</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Haze/83dMNDgj">Haze</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Heiligenschein/zPgYHj7F">Heiligenschein</a> or halo effect, partly caused by the <a href="/facts/Opposition_effect/AGmGzU4C">opposition effect</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ice_blink/m4mc8nXk">Ice blink</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Light_pillar/6PmLXfvN">Light pillar</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Lightning/dLTuxz8n">Lightning</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mirage/5CK0uwtz">Mirages</a> (including <a href="/facts/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)/jsQvrPjp">Fata Morgana</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Monochrome_Rainbow/AEnvcn0q">Monochrome Rainbow</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Moon_dog/Ner2wHYj">Moon dog</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Moonbow/ouhGBSMj">Moonbow</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Polar_stratospheric_cloud/wpQfDlBI">Nacreous cloud/Polar stratospheric cloud</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Rainbow/rBvLyu3u">Rainbow</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sprite_(lightning)/Y9c1dnlf">Sprite (lightning)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Subsun/CIfarIj9">Subsun</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sun_dog/1grRgRpC">Sun dog</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Tangent_arc/lqWEq4lc">Tangent arc</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Tyndall_effect/QJ9I8yeI">Tyndall effect</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Upper-atmospheric_lightning/487v0T6w">Upper-atmospheric lightning</a>, including <a href="/facts/Sprite_(lightning)/Y9c1dnlf">red sprites</a>, <a href="/facts/Blue_jets/487v0T6w">Blue jets</a>, and <a href="/facts/ELVES/487v0T6w">ELVES</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Water_sky/9aSh5hD3">Water sky</a></li></ul>
 
<h3>Oceanographic</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Oceanography/LtrG6peD">Oceanographic</a> phenomena include <a href="/facts/Tsunami/N3xGNHBl">tsunamis</a>, <a href="/facts/Ocean_current/vfwdGwPY">ocean currents</a> and <a href="/facts/Breaking_wave/AsXDJ52B">breaking waves</a>.</li></ul>
<h4>Gallery</h4>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Act_of_God/Vn6QEJJH">Act of God</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Electrical_phenomena/NoqGhn6z">Electrical phenomena</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Materialism/VKAovnPt">Materialism</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Midnight_Sun/0Fch85g8">Midnight Sun</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Black_Holes/1r2lmkcF">Black Holes</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Natural_Environment/NzGY148M">Natural Environment</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Nature/CRC3KQUg">Nature</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Transient_lunar_phenomenon/8x927LyH">Transient lunar phenomenon</a></li></ul>

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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Missy Allen; Michel Peissel (1993). Dangerous Natural Phenomena. Chelsea House. ISBN 079101794X. <a href="079101794X" target="_blank">079101794X</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>William R. Corliss (1977). Handbook of unusual natural phenomena. Sourcebook Project. ISBN 0915554011. <a href="0915554011" target="_blank">0915554011</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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