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Have You Ever Seen a Double Rainbow?

Double rainbow is an incredibly beautiful natural phenomenon, but not very frequent, unfortunately. It is caused by the double reflection of sunlight in the raindrops. It is curious that in the second rainbow the colors go in the opposite order: from violet to red. Popular signs consider the double rainbow a very good sign, promising success, and good luck in everything.

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How Far Can Sand Travel?

Did you know that there is a regular sand service between Africa and America? It turns out that the sands from the Sahara desert annually “travel” across the Atlantic Ocean and settle in the USA and in the Amazon forests. Subequatorial winds carry the sand twice a year: in late spring and early autumn.

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Have You Seen Daytime Moon? 🌕

It is considered that the Moon can be observed only at night. 🌖 However, in fact, it can easily be seen in the afternoon. And by the way, this very question “why the Moon is in the sky during the day” is often asked by children who are much more observant than adults.

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New with this version on iOS 18:

Dark and tinted app icons for those who enjoy more customisation of their Home Screen. Widget from Icon: Hold firmly on the app icon to transform it into a widget to get real time weather right on your home screen.

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New with this version:

Track climate change in locations you care about. Also new with iOS 18: Widget from icon: Hold firmly on the app icon to transform it into various sizes of widget to get real time weather right on your home screen.

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New with this version:

Track climate change in locations you care about. Now available as a new widget for iPad as well. Also new with iOS 18: Widget from icon: Hold firmly on the app icon to transform it into various sizes of widget to get real time weather right on your home screen.

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Light Drizzle

Light drizzle is a type of light rainfall characterized by very fine water droplets falling from the sky. It typically occurs when the temperature is above freezing, around 5 to 10 degrees Celsius (41 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit), but can also happen at slightly colder temperatures. Light drizzle is common in regions with mild or cool climates, especially during transitional seasons like spring and autumn.

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[Sky]

Longest Recorded Sunshine

Polar daylight record of 69 days of continuous sunshine in 2020. Ny-Ålesund is a small research community on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, located in the Arctic Circle. During summer months at this high latitude location, the sun does not set below the horizon due to the effects of polar daylight.

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