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Rare Rainbow Clouds Appear in Iceland Thanks To Freezing Temperatures

A rare rainbow cloud event occurred in Iceland as record cold sparked polar stratospheric clouds in daylight.
Photographer Jónína Guðrún Óskarsdóttir captured the moment, documenting it alongside her landscape work.
PSC colors arise when sunlight refracts through ice crystals formed in frigid stratospheric air.
Nacreous variants, also called mother-of-pearl clouds, need even colder temperatures to form.
The photographer says she often sees colorful clouds two or three times a year.
The moment occurred toward the end of January during an exceptionally cold spell.
Óskarsdóttir photographs to decompress from her demanding nursing job at a small healthcare center.
The feature was shared with My Modern Met, which granted permission to publish Óskarsdóttir’s photos.
The event followed a trend of dramatic sky phenomena highlighted on My Modern Met’s related articles.
The article explains PSCs form when very cold air causes water vapor to crystallize into ice.

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