It's been said that God works in mysterious ways. And thanks to advances in technology, it's become pretty clear that if an all-powerful being does exist, they sure love to show off when very few people are around to witness it.
Just when you think you've seen every one of nature's weird little outbursts, along comes some badass hybrid display that makes you go "Now I've seen it all!" Until you haven't again. Like when you were just about to find out about...
X. Cloud Tsunamis
Generally, when you think of tsunamis, you don't picture them in the form of clouds.
Unless you happened to have been flying over Panama City at the exact moment the offshore humidity was high enough to cause the low-forming clouds to look like giant heavenly waves.
That mixed with the air slowing down due to friction creates the illusion of clouds splashing over the city skyline, minus the casualties that come with regular old tsunamis.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=T-rPnBG2U8s
X. Snownadoes
You've likely seen a video of a tornado before, and have probably had the misfortune of at least hearing about Sharknado, but snow does? Probably not. And that's probably because only about half-a-dozen snownado videos are known to exist. For these spinning snowballs of terror to come together, something like the collision of air currents needs to happen while a cold air mass simultaneously passes over a surface that's been warmed by sunlight. Yeah, not an everyday thing. They're not considered to be as dangerous as actual tornadoes, but before you plan your storm-chasing excursion to the Alps, keep in mind that they have been known to lift things that weigh more than 1,500 pounds.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=npVcI3stqe8
Video.
Snow devils or “snownadoes” are extremely rare weather phenomena. So rare in fact, that only six have ever been captured on camera
For snow devils to occur, the necessary conditions include a colder air mass passing over a relatively warmer surface heated by sunlight, and a low-level wind shear (change of wind speed or direction with height) or colliding air currents to get the rising air to spin.
snownadoes have been reported as large as 30 feet wide, 45 feet high, and capable of lifting objects over 1,500 pounds.
X. Underwater Volcano Eruptions
Erupting volcanoes -- regardless of their location -- are by no means rare, but as you can imagine, witnessing one erupt thousands of feet below the surface of the ocean is rather difficult.
You may be able to pull it off, though living to have people not believe your story anyway isn't very likely. That's where cameras come in handy, which is what allowed scientists to finally record one of these underwater firework shows from the privacy of their own lab.
Scientists believe that 80 percent of the volcanic eruptions on Earth take place in the ocean.
Most of these volcanoes are thousands of feet deep, and difficult to find. But in May of 2009, scientists captured the deepest ocean eruption ever found.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hmMlspNoZMs
Video.
X. Walls of Sea Smoke
When the members of Deep Purple wrote "Smoke on the Water," chances are they were unaware that such a thing could come about without being the result of a fire.
"Sea smoke" isn't too uncommon when cold enough air starts moving over warm enough water, but rarely does the resulting fog take on the form of a huge-ass ghostly wall like it did in Duluth, Minnesota a couple years back.
Insert your own hacky Trump joke here.
In a short video captured by Minnesota photographer Levi Drevlow, a freighter can be seen moving through the Great Lakes harbor in Duluth, Minn. on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
In the distance, a massive wall of cloud-like matter can be seen.
And while it looks like something similar to the end of days, it's actually a naturally-occurring phenomenon known as "sea smoke." The same effect occurred in January.
The spectacle is caused when freezing-cold air moves over warmer water. However, to see an example this large is certainly awe-inspiring.
X. Cocooned Spiderweb Trees
If you're not big on spiders individually, you might wanna avoid climbing any trees if a major flood hits your area any time soon.
Especially stay away from trees that suspiciously resemble cotton candy, because as the people in Pakistan found out back in 2010, the millions of spiders that are also affected by flooding don't just go where the tide takes them, they take to the trees.
And they cocoon the shit out of them with their silky webs until they look like Halloween decorations from hell.
Documented by an aid worker, millions of spiders and possibly insects took to trees to spin webs after floods inundated Pakistan in 2010.
X. Thundersnow
Thunder and snow on their own are relatively common occurrences, depending on your location, but put those two things together and people lose their goddamn minds.
This odd mashup needs some very specific ingredients to become a thing, like just the right amount of high temperatures down low and low temperatures up high. And then boom...literally, with snow on top.
Thundersnow occurs when a snowstorm develops an intense upward lift of air, causing enough of an electric charge to produce lightning, and the thunder that accompanies it, according to the National Weather Service.
The phenomenon is rare because there needs to be a certain amount of hotter air at the ground and cooler temperatures higher up to generate thunder and lightning
Just when you think you've seen every one of nature's weird little outbursts, along comes some badass hybrid display that makes you go "Now I've seen it all!" Until you haven't again. Like when you were just about to find out about...
X. Cloud Tsunamis
Generally, when you think of tsunamis, you don't picture them in the form of clouds.
Unless you happened to have been flying over Panama City at the exact moment the offshore humidity was high enough to cause the low-forming clouds to look like giant heavenly waves.
“The relative humidity must have been very high just offshore, almost ready for fog to form anyway,” said Dr. Forbes. “Because the clouds form so low down, and then they really get thick, almost obscuring the high-rises.
“The other thing that’s happening is with friction, the air slows down as it just begins to move onshore. That gives it a little extra convergence and an upward forcing of the air to rise. But it must be that relative humidity needing to be just right that...explains why we don’t see this kind of a picture every day.”
https://youtube.com/watch?v=T-rPnBG2U8s
X. Snownadoes
You've likely seen a video of a tornado before, and have probably had the misfortune of at least hearing about Sharknado, but snow does? Probably not. And that's probably because only about half-a-dozen snownado videos are known to exist. For these spinning snowballs of terror to come together, something like the collision of air currents needs to happen while a cold air mass simultaneously passes over a surface that's been warmed by sunlight. Yeah, not an everyday thing. They're not considered to be as dangerous as actual tornadoes, but before you plan your storm-chasing excursion to the Alps, keep in mind that they have been known to lift things that weigh more than 1,500 pounds.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=npVcI3stqe8
Video.
Snow devils or “snownadoes” are extremely rare weather phenomena. So rare in fact, that only six have ever been captured on camera
For snow devils to occur, the necessary conditions include a colder air mass passing over a relatively warmer surface heated by sunlight, and a low-level wind shear (change of wind speed or direction with height) or colliding air currents to get the rising air to spin.
snownadoes have been reported as large as 30 feet wide, 45 feet high, and capable of lifting objects over 1,500 pounds.
X. Underwater Volcano Eruptions
Erupting volcanoes -- regardless of their location -- are by no means rare, but as you can imagine, witnessing one erupt thousands of feet below the surface of the ocean is rather difficult.
You may be able to pull it off, though living to have people not believe your story anyway isn't very likely. That's where cameras come in handy, which is what allowed scientists to finally record one of these underwater firework shows from the privacy of their own lab.
Scientists believe that 80 percent of the volcanic eruptions on Earth take place in the ocean.
Most of these volcanoes are thousands of feet deep, and difficult to find. But in May of 2009, scientists captured the deepest ocean eruption ever found.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hmMlspNoZMs
Video.
X. Walls of Sea Smoke
When the members of Deep Purple wrote "Smoke on the Water," chances are they were unaware that such a thing could come about without being the result of a fire.
"Sea smoke" isn't too uncommon when cold enough air starts moving over warm enough water, but rarely does the resulting fog take on the form of a huge-ass ghostly wall like it did in Duluth, Minnesota a couple years back.
Insert your own hacky Trump joke here.
In a short video captured by Minnesota photographer Levi Drevlow, a freighter can be seen moving through the Great Lakes harbor in Duluth, Minn. on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
In the distance, a massive wall of cloud-like matter can be seen.
And while it looks like something similar to the end of days, it's actually a naturally-occurring phenomenon known as "sea smoke." The same effect occurred in January.
The spectacle is caused when freezing-cold air moves over warmer water. However, to see an example this large is certainly awe-inspiring.
X. Cocooned Spiderweb Trees
If you're not big on spiders individually, you might wanna avoid climbing any trees if a major flood hits your area any time soon.
Especially stay away from trees that suspiciously resemble cotton candy, because as the people in Pakistan found out back in 2010, the millions of spiders that are also affected by flooding don't just go where the tide takes them, they take to the trees.
And they cocoon the shit out of them with their silky webs until they look like Halloween decorations from hell.
Documented by an aid worker, millions of spiders and possibly insects took to trees to spin webs after floods inundated Pakistan in 2010.
X. Thundersnow
Thunder and snow on their own are relatively common occurrences, depending on your location, but put those two things together and people lose their goddamn minds.
This odd mashup needs some very specific ingredients to become a thing, like just the right amount of high temperatures down low and low temperatures up high. And then boom...literally, with snow on top.
Thundersnow occurs when a snowstorm develops an intense upward lift of air, causing enough of an electric charge to produce lightning, and the thunder that accompanies it, according to the National Weather Service.
The phenomenon is rare because there needs to be a certain amount of hotter air at the ground and cooler temperatures higher up to generate thunder and lightning
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