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US: Spectacular Sunset Lights Up Santa Cruz Coast, CA

A spectacular sunset was reported across Santa Cruz, California, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. According to a social media post, vivid colors illuminated the sky for over 30 minutes, with observers calling it one of the area's finest displays in years. The intense hues were visible from iconic coastal spots, including the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Seabright Beach.

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China: Lightning Strikes Through Rainbow as Sunset Paints Sky in Inner Mongolia

This is the stunning moment that a rare mix of lightning and rainbow lit up the sky, capturing a breathtaking scene that also featured sunset and colorful clouds. On May 11, 2025, in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the video showed a rare atmospheric phenomenon where a bolt of lightning slashed through the sky as a vivid rainbow arched across the horizon. As the sun began to set, casting an orange hue over the clouds, onlookers were treated to a mesmerizing display where multiple natural elements, lightning, rainbow, sunset, and painted clouds, had converged in one frame. The lightning bolt flashed dramatically across the sky just beneath the arc of the rainbow, creating a moment of natural beauty that was rarely seen together. The video ended with the lightning fading into the distance as the rainbow slowly dissolved into the dusky sky.

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China: Low-Hanging Black Clouds Cover City At Dramatic Sunset In Inner Mongolia

On September 7, 2024, in Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, northern China, a video captured a striking weather phenomenon. Ominous black clouds loomed heavily over the city, while a streak of orange-yellow sunset lit up the horizon, creating a sharp contrast with the dark, dense clouds above. Many Chinese netizens expressed their surprise, commenting, “It’s the first time I’ve seen clouds hanging so low.”

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTUN MOUNTAINS-NATURE RESERVE-SCENERY (CN)

(231230) -- URUMQI, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2023 shows the scenery of sunset at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve is a representative of plateau desert ecosystem in China and is home to a wide variety of rare animals. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTUN MOUNTAINS-NATURE RESERVE-SCENERY (CN)

(231230) -- URUMQI, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2023 shows the sunset scenery of Aqqik Kol Lake at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve is a representative of plateau desert ecosystem in China and is home to a wide variety of rare animals. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-ALTUN MOUNTAINS-NATURE RESERVE-SCENERY (CN)

(231230) -- URUMQI, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2023 shows the sunset scenery of Aqqik Kol Lake at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve is a representative of plateau desert ecosystem in China and is home to a wide variety of rare animals. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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Camera buffs, tourists shoot 'Diamond Fuji' from lakeside

Photographers, including camera buffs and tourists, shoot pictures of a rare "Diamond Fuji" view in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2015. The phenomenon refers to the sun sparkling like a diamond above the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, during sunset or sunrise. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo