Newlywed Jake Rosencranz was killed by a weather phenomena known as 'blue sky lightning' in New Smyrna beach, Florida ...

The lightning strike occurred approximately four miles from the storm, illustrating the danger of blue-sky lightning, which can travel up to 20 miles from its parent thunderstorm.

A calm day at the beach turned to chaos Friday afternoon after officials said three people were struck by lightning.

The Sky Lagoon is only a 15-minute drive from downtown Reykjavík, so it was more convenient to access during my trip. Unlike at the Blue Lagoon, I immediately felt a sense of calm when I walked in.

"The blue wavelengths of light are scattered, similar to the scattering of blue light in the sky, but absorption is a much larger factor than scattering for the clear ocean water.