A resident in South Bohemia, Czech Republic recently captured images of wave-shaped clouds floating in the sky near his home.
Nature always holds countless wonders. A cloud with a unique shape, whether it signals bad or good weather, is still a rare moment. And you must be quite lucky to witness it firsthand.
Lukas Gallo, 35, a carpenter and photographer, discovered these rare wave-shaped clouds in the sky over South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Rare wave-shaped clouds appear in the sky over Europe.
The photographer stated, “It was the first time I saw clouds with such a strange shape. I think this event is amazing.”
However, does the phenomenon of wave-shaped clouds in the sky signify a harbinger of disaster? Experts explain that such cloud formations are known as Kelvin-Helmholtz unstable clouds. The phenomenon is named after the two German scientists who studied it, Lord Kelvin and Hermann von Helmholtz.
These clouds are very rare and occur when two layers of air move at different speeds. The upper layer of air moves faster than the lower layer.
Wave clouds are most likely to appear on windy days, often signaling turbulence.
However, they only exist for a short time, losing their shape much quicker than other types of clouds. This fleeting nature makes wave clouds a rare sight in nature.
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is a scientific phenomenon that occurs not only on Earth. The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is an example of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
The famous painter Van Gogh depicted swirling wave-shaped clouds in his renowned painting titled ‘The Starry Night.’ This artwork, created in 1889, is currently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, USA.
These moments create unexpectedly beautiful photographs. Humorous images captured at just the right moment are beloved by internet users.
