natural phenomenon
Event from nature
A natural phenomenon is an observable event or process that occurs without human intervention—earthquakes, lightning, tides, the northern lights.
The term distinguishes what nature produces from what humans create or cause.
In casual use, phenomenon alone often implies something remarkable, but natural phenomena include the ordinary as well: Sunrise is a natural phenomenon we take for granted.
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- solar eclipseMoon obscuring the sun
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- water cycleContinuous planetary moisture movement
- high tideMaximum sea level
sea breeze · gravity · thunderstorm · migration · spring bloom · volcanic eruption · photosynthesis · magnetism · continental drift · tsunami · tidal wave · hibernation · comet · lightning · ball lightning · evolution · erosion · shifting sands
natural phenomenonmiracle
Supernatural occurrence beyond explanation
divine intervention · paranormal phenomenon · magic · anomaly · unexplained phenomenon
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