Nature is a powerful force, and what it does and how and why it does it provides extraordinary insights into the world in which we live. Red rain, candy-striped icebergs, marine fossils far from the sea, rocks that bend, rivers that run backwards and mountains that move -- Earth is full of intriguing natural phenomena. Some are bizarre, some are beautiful, some are deadly. Most are puzzling and little understood. In this spectacular book are the fascinating stories behind 200 rare and mysterious natural occurrences.