People often complain about temperatures that are too high or too low, but we often forget that Mother Nature is capable of punishing us even more.
We recommend that you do not express your dissatisfaction with the weather too much. In the following, you will get to know the most unusual weather events in Earth's history.
Ice Earthquake
At the start of 2014, North America had to contend with severe cold. Some residents of the Canadian province of Ontario were disturbed by strange sounds coming from the lake that resembled explosions. They were caused by the sudden freezing of water.
Water thrombus
This weather phenomenon is also known as a water tornado. It is caused by developing rain clouds. It is usually weaker than a land-based tornado, and consists of condensation droplets. It is not unusual for several water thrombi to appear at once.
Volcanic lightning
Lightning in a volcanic cloud? It sounds terrifying. Such a phenomenon is caused by a combination of small stones, ash and ice, which create static electricity upon contact. This is key in the formation of volcanic lightning.
Extremely fast temperature change
A special weather event occurred in 1943 in the city of Spearfish, which is located in South Dakota. At 7:30 in the morning, the thermometers showed -20 °C, and just two minutes later it was already 7 °C. At 9:00 a.m. the temperature was 12 °C, and 27 minutes later it was -20 °C again. This happened due to the effect of the Fenian wind.
Cylindrical clouds
Clouds take all kinds of shapes, but we are not used to them resembling cylinders. Clouds of this type, which the Americans called "morning glory", can reach as much as 1000 km in length, 2 km in height, and at the same time travel at a speed of up to 60 km/h. They are usually found only 100-200 m above the ground.
Huge hailstones
We often deal with hail in Slovenia as well. In South Dakota in 2010, residents were surprised by hailstones with a diameter of 20 cm. Hail is similar to "megacryometeors", otherwise large pieces of ice, the formation of which has not been definitively explained.
Ball lightning
For now, ball lightning is classified as an unexplained weather phenomenon. It should also be emphasized that science has not yet explored it in detail. It can usually be seen in the sky during a thunderstorm after lightning strikes the ground.
