Fire waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California

ArabiaWeather - Yosemite National Park in California is known for its stunning landscapes, granite cliffs and waterfalls, and among the millions of people who visit the park each year, some choose to travel to Yosemite around the third week of February to grab the opportunity to witness a rare event of a small waterfall that seems for a while. Briefly, as if it was a waterfall of fire, what is the truth about this waterfall of fire?

Some may think that this waterfall of fire is a volcanic magma, except that it is just a waterfall resulting from rainwater and melting snow, but a waterfall occurs as a distinct phenomenon that only lasts for a few days every year.

Where the waterfall of fire appears when sunlight strikes the waterfall similar to a horse's tail, but the rays of the sun must pass at the correct angle shortly before sunset, for the waterfall to appear as if it is burning.

And the event is considered rare because this effect of sunlight with the water of the flowing waterfall occurs in that period only in the evening when the sky is clear, and some weather conditions such as fog or slight clouds may reduce the appearance of this effect and may even block it.

In 2019, the Waterfall of Fire phenomenon was displayed on a large display screen so that all visitors to the park could see the amazing scenery, and fortunately all the components were provided for the phenomenon to occur perfectly.

As for the year 2020, it was expected that the sunset would be at the best angle with the waterfall so that the waterfall of fire phenomenon would occur between February 21 - 23, but the phenomenon did not occur due to the absence of water that forms the waterfall, as there was not enough rain or snow in Yosemite, the waterfall dried up after a while the area was affected by dry weather.