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SCARY NATURAL PHENOMENAS

Added on: 16th Nov 2016

 

LANDSLIDE

Landslide

A landslide is the movement of rock, debris, or earth down a

slope. They result from the failure of the materials that make

up the hill slope and are driven by the force of gravity.

Landslides are also known as landslips, slumps, or slope

failure and they are responsible for the deaths of

anywhere between 25 – 50 people annually.

 

 

ICE STORM

ice_storm

An ice storm is composed of freezing rain, also known as a

glaze event or, in some parts of the United States, a silver thaw.

They are considered one of the most dangerous natural

phenomena in the world and have become the reason many

people have lost their lives during extremely icy winters.

 

 

HAILSTORM

Hailstorm

A hailstorm consists of tens of thousands of balls or

irregular lumps of ice called hailstones that, depending on

their size, can bust your head open or even kill you in

extreme cases.

 

 

FLOODS

Flood

A flood is a temporary partial or complete deluge of dry land

areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters from the

uncommon and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface

waters from any source. They might not sound as scary as

hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes but believe it or not

floods have actually killed more people over time than

any other natural phenomena. Moreover, floods are the

most common type of natural disaster worldwide.

 

 

FLAMMABLE ICE BUBBLES

Flammable Ice Bubbles

Despite their beauty, these strange white bubbles trapped just

inches beneath the surface of frozen ice are in fact highly

flammable pockets of toxic methane with potentially deadly

effects. Scientists believe that if the earth’s temperature

continues to rise, methane could be released into the atmosphere

and kill every living organism in the surrounding area.

 

 

EXTREME HEAT WAVES

Extreme Heat Waves

A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather

that may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in

oceanic climate countries where there are thousands

of victims every summer.

 

 

EARTHQUAKE

Earthquake

Earthquakes are some of the most disastrous, deadly and

catastrophic natural events humans have experienced

and some have killed hundreds of thousands of

people and levelled whole cities.

 

 

SINK HOLES

Sink holes

Sinkholes are caused by the dissolving of rocks (such as

limestone, carbonate rock and salt beds) due to groundwater

peculating through and eroding them in the process.

As rocks dissolve, space is created which weakens a

foundation and helps create voids ranging from a few feet

to hundreds of acres. In 2010, a sinkhole in Guatemala City

killed fifteen people and was caused when heavy rain from

Tropical Storm Agatha, diverted by leaking pipes into a

pumice bedrock which led to the sudden collapse of the

ground beneath a factory building.

 


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