Obscure Nature

[Magpie]

Saw a video on this fish earlier today from 2023 - what caught my eye was the fact it appears before a tsunami. Then at lunchtime here I see Japan as an earthquake threat.
https://news.sky.com/story/rare-dee...ger-of-doom-spotted-off-taiwan-coast-12924004

Any things in nature that interests you?

 

[Patchouli]

Great topic @Magpie

 

[elkhound]

 

[Magpie]

Not so much obscure but newsworthy
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dp1l8wklo

Mount Fuji remains snowless for longer than ever before​

Mount Fuji is still without snow, making it the latest time in the year the mountain has remained bare since records began 130 years ago.
The peaks of Japan's highest mountain typically get a sprinkling of snow by early October, but unusually warm weather has meant no snowfall has been reported so far this year.
In 2023 snow was first seen on the summit on 5 October, according to AFP news agency.
Japan had its joint hottest summer on record this year with temperatures between June and August being 1.76C (3.1F) higher than an average.

In September, temperatures continued to be warmer than expected as the sub-tropical jet stream's more northerly position allowed a warmer southerly flow of air over Japan.
A jet stream is a fast-flowing current of air that travels around the planet. It occurs when warmer air from the south meets cooler air from the north.
Nearly 1,500 areas had what Japan's Meteorological Society classed as "extremely hot" days - when temperatures reach or exceed 35C (95F) last month.

 

[d_marsh]

Any things in nature that interests you?

Many things in nature interest me, mostly human & female, but some non-human things too.

Like finding out that most animals becomes less sociable as they age.

https://www.theguardian.com/science...y-age-in-similar-way-to-humans-research-shows

 

[zoomzoom]

Not obscure maybe but...
2 months ago, we went to Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Cody WY and southern Montana. Incredible but...
We just went to Western South Dakota (Black mountains area). The Mrs. and I think the SD actually has more to offer.
Who'd have thought SD offerings are better than Yellowstone and surrounding areas.

 

[Morgan101]

There are probably countless things that animals do prior to an event of which we have no clue, and are completely oblivious. The only one I can remember is that supposedly ants will build up the perimeter of the hole going into the nest with additional dirt or debris before it is going to rain. All animals have senses we could never understand.

Very interesting topic, Magpie. Thanks for sharing.