The Pantanal in South America is the world's largest tropical wetland area, covering up to 195,000 square kilometers.

A fire whirl (fire tornado) forms when fire creates its own convection column that begins to rotate.

The Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall at 3,212 feet.

Heat lightning is ordinary lightning from a storm too far away for thunder to be heard.

Thundersnow — lightning during a snowstorm — occurs when thunderstorm conditions coincide with temperatures below freezing.

A waterspout is a tornado over water — they can reach heights of 5 km and travel for over an hour.

Wildfires release stored carbon instantly — forests can take centuries to recover that carbon sequestration capacity.

The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic was Hurricane Patricia (2015) with winds of 345 km/h.

Lightning can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun.