Record-breaking nine-hour rainbow appears in Taiwan

Chou Kun-hsuan of Chinese Culture University claims phenomenon beats six-hour rainbow seen in Sheffield in 1994

Taiwan rainbow
(Image credit: Chinese Culture University)

Scientists in Taiwan claim to have witnessed the longest-ever visible rainbow.

The rainbow arched over northern Taiwan for nearly nine hours - eight hours and 58 minutes, to be exact - making it the longest-lasting rainbow on record, according to students and staff of Chinese Culture University.

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