Handbook of unusual natural phenomena
By: compiled by William R. Corliss ; illustrated by John C. Holden.
Publisher: Sourcebook Project
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Glen Arm, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
Subjects: Earth sciences -- Miscellanea.
Description: A comprehensive collection of reliable eye-witness accounts of unusual natural phenomena.
Notes: Includes indexes.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1. Luminous phenomena. Remarkable auroral phenomena -- Phenomena coincident with auroras -- Sky glows, sky brightenings, and weather lights -- Electric discharge phenomena -- Ball lightning -- Unusual forms of lightning -- Vagaries and odd effects of lightning -- Meteor- like phenomena -- Some reported strange effects of meteors -- Nocturnal lights -- Oceanic phosphorescent displays -- 

Chapter 2. Optical and radio anomalies in the atmosphere. Color flashes from rising and setting astronomical bodies -- Curious sunset phenomena -- Unusual haloes and mock suns -- Rare rainbows and allied spectral phenomena -- Glories, Brocken Spectres, and associated phenomena / Fata Morganas and other mirages -- Radio and radar anomalies --

Chapter 3. Unusual weather phenomena. Extraordinary precipitation -- Precipitation and astronomy -- Famous dark days -- Strange fogs -- Unusual clouds -- Idiosyncrasies of tornadoes and waterspouts -- Whirlwinds and dust devils -- Temperature anomalies --

Chapter 4. Mysterious natural sounds. Extraordinary detonations -- Hums and hisses -- Bells, musical notes, melody --

Chapter 5. The strange phenomena of earthquakes. Phenomena accompanying earthquakes -- Earthquakes and possible triggering forces -- Miscellaneous earth tremors and vibrations -- Geographical organization of earthquakes --

Chapter 6. Phenomena of the hydrosphere. Solitary waves and small wave groups -- The bewildering variety of tides -- Curious phenomena of natural water surfaces --

Chapter 7. Falling material. Fish, frogs, and other living creatures -- Hay, “angel hair,” and other organic substances -- Gelatinous masses or “pwdre ser” -- Ice chunks and hydrometeors -- Dust, thunderstones, and sundry inorganic matter -- 

Chapter 8. Magnetic disturbances.