Sun halo seen in the USA last year 2016

I took this while away in America

I looked up and could actually see this with my bare eyes.

Didn't know what it was as I have never ever seen the sun in this way. I asked a passer by if they seen what I'm looking at and was told that it's normal.

On the news they say it's ice particles reflecting the suns rays ????? I couldn't believe my ears

Thinking for my self, ice particles and the sun just didn't make any sense. The sun was intense, overly bright, overly hot. Surly it would melt ?

The more I open my eyes the more I see that some things need to be address

What do you guys think.

Do you think we need to know more about the land we inhabit rather than space 🚀

Normal or not so normal ?