The Waterfall That Falls Upward

Look closely at this waterfall. The water is not falling down. It is blowing up, back into the sky, like a video playing backward.

Yatazame kwa makini maporomoko haya. Maji hayaangukii chini. Yanapeperushwa juu, kurudi angani, kama video inayochezwa kinyumenyume.

This strange sight happens on very windy days at tall waterfalls in Norway. Strong wind pushes hard against the falling water. The smallest drops are light enough for the wind to catch. Instead of dropping to the ground, they fly back up into the air.

Jambo hili la ajabu hutokea siku za upepo mkali kwenye maporomoko marefu nchini Norway. Upepo mkali husukuma kwa nguvu dhidi ya maji yanayoanguka. Matone madogo kabisa ni mepesi vya kutosha kunaswa na upepo. Badala ya kushuka ardhini, yanarukia juu tena hewani.

Big drops of water are too heavy for this. Only the tiny, light spray turns around. Stand here on a windy day, and you might watch an entire waterfall seem to change its mind.

Matone makubwa ya maji ni mazito mno kwa jambo hili. Ni ukungu mwepesi tu ndio hugeuka. Simama hapa siku ya upepo, nawe waweza kuona maporomoko mazima yakionekana kubadili nia yake.