THE rare phenomenon of a fire rainbow has been captured a handful of times on camera. It is a burst of colour which is actually a optical illusion. But what causes them? Here’s all you need t… ...

A rainbow cloud is a similar rainbow, halo, sundog, circumhorizontal arc, because it forms due to the diffraction or refraction of light. In 2018, a similar "fire rainbow" was spotted in Vermont.

Closer to home, a similar colorful curiosity — a rare meteorological event known as a “fire rainbow” — appeared over the Jersey Shore in 2019, providing a spectacular scene for beachgoers.

These clouds, often found at altitudes above 20,000 feet, contain hexagonal ice crystals that act like tiny prisms. ... For a fire rainbow to appear, several specific conditions must align.

These clouds that look like rainbows aren't very common, but chances are you've seen one or two in your life. Some people refer to them as rainbow clouds. Others prefer the dramatic term "fire ...

July 31, 2012: This "fire rainbow," or iridescent cloud, was captured over South Florida. (Ken Rotberg / WPTV) So-called "fire rainbows" are neither on fire nor are they rainbows, but they sure ...

A unique type of formation called a "fire rainbow," also known as iridescent clouds, was photographed in the clouds above South Florida on July 31.

This is the spectacular moment a fire rainbow cloud glowed over homes in Russia. Footage shows the unusually shaped, multi-coloured cloud illuminating the clear sky in St Petersburg, Russia, on ...

Incredible 'fire rainbow' cloud phenomenon makes the sky look as if it's burning in Peru Villagers likened the spectacle to 'hell' and claimed it was a biblical Apocalypse ...

Fact Check. Yes, the above-displayed photo — which a Snopes reader sent us in 2006 — depicts a "fire rainbow," one of the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.

Fire rainbows tend to form when thin, wispy cirrus clouds are high in the sky, as they were on Tuesday, about 15,000 feet above the ground, Johnson said. But they also could develop with even ...

THE rare phenomenon of a fire rainbow has been captured a handful of times on camera. It is a burst of colour which is actually a optical illusion. But what causes them? Here’s all you need t… ...