By Christina GoodsonBy Christina Goodson

What is non-aqueous rain (N.A.R.)?What is non-aqueous rain (N.A.R.)?

Rare but well-known Rare but well-known meteorological meteorological phenomenon.phenomenon.

There have been There have been reports of fish, frogs, reports of fish, frogs, and worms all falling and worms all falling from the sky.from the sky.

Recorded throughout the Recorded throughout the ages and all over the ages and all over the world world

Meteorologists don’t Meteorologists don’t know when this will occurknow when this will occur

What causes N.A.R.?What causes N.A.R.? There are multiple theories There are multiple theories

about how animals and insects about how animals and insects are picked up.are picked up.

In thunderstorms, In thunderstorms, waterspouts may form over waterspouts may form over bodies of water. When they bodies of water. When they pass over water, fish, frogs, pass over water, fish, frogs, or other small animals may or other small animals may be picked up and carried up be picked up and carried up to several miles.to several miles.

Then, the clouds carrying them Then, the clouds carrying them will start “raining”—pouring the will start “raining”—pouring the animals over the land.animals over the land.

FISHAnd also frogs.

What happens to the animals?What happens to the animals?

Most of the time, animals survive the fall, especially fish, which suggests the animals are dropped shortly after extraction.

In some cases, however, the animals are frozen to death or encased in ICE.

What willhappen tome?????

Real? Nope, MYTH.Real? Nope, MYTH.

There are unconfirmed cases in which rainfalls of animals have occurred in fair weather and in the absence of strong winds or waterspouts.

"It is raining cats and dogs" doesn’t have any connection to the "raining animals" phenomenon.

What are the What are the otherother theories? theories? André-Marie AmpèrAndré-Marie Ampèree suggested that sometimes frogs and suggested that sometimes frogs and

toads traveled together in large numbers, and that strong toads traveled together in large numbers, and that strong winds could pick them up and carry them great distances.winds could pick them up and carry them great distances.

What Up With That?What Up With That?

Many theories don’t account for how all Many theories don’t account for how all of the animals in these incidents would of the animals in these incidents would only be from one species and only be from one species and notnot a a group of similarly-sized animals.group of similarly-sized animals.

WHEREWHERE does this even does this even happenhappen??

Pretty much Pretty much anywhere!anywhere!

Reports of Reports of animals/insects falling animals/insects falling from the sky in: from the sky in: Honduras, England, Honduras, England, Minnesota, Australia, Minnesota, Australia, Louisiana, Alabama, Louisiana, Alabama, Japan, Argentina, and Japan, Argentina, and many more places.many more places.

Eyewitness: “Eyewitness: “Animal RainAnimal Rain”” Argentinean Christian Oneto Gaona, on April 6, 2007,

witnessed a SPIDER RAIN and became the first person to catch the rain on camera.

It was recorded in 1873 that a shower of reptiles fell in Minnesota and from the description it is evident the creatures were larvae of a salamander.

“Rain of Fishes” festival in Honduras Downpour of TADPOLES in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture Hundreds of small, white fish fall from sky in Australia

Nifty Little DiagramNifty Little Diagram

Raining cats and dogs? NO WAY.Raining cats and dogs? NO WAY.

1555 engraving of fish rain1555 engraving of fish rain

Fish rain in SingaFish rain in Singapourpour

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