depending on where you live you may
rarely get to face the ferocity of
mother nature
certain areas around the planet may be
prone to floods
tornadoes or even volcanic eruptions
making life all the more difficult for
those who live there
but once in a while mother nature
decides to show off what she is really
capable of
weather events so jaw-dropping that you
probably wouldn't believe it if it
weren't filmed
from massive waterspout tornadoes to
powerful volcanic eruptions
here are five extreme weather events
that were caught on camera
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in november of 2017 a remote mountainous
region of switzerland
experienced a massive amount of rainfall
in a very short period of time
the water soaked into the soil of the
alps near the town of bondo
eventually the ground gave way sending a
wave of mud down the slopes of the
surrounding peaks
at the base of one of the mountains was
a local lumber mill and carpentry shop
cctv footage gives us a perfect glimpse
into the raw power behind a mudslide at
first
it doesn't seem like much maybe just a
few inches of mud that's picked up some
debris along the way
but as time goes on the mud gets deeper
and more debris comes flowing in
eventually
the mud reaches a depth of around 8 feet
and
easily washes away entire structures
so
what is interesting to see is exactly
how much of a fluid-like
property the mud has it fools us into
thinking that it isn't so dangerous
but that is a deadly mistake to make
it is incredibly surreal to see a
tornado in person
an incredible cyclone of wind that
reaches hundreds of feet into the air
it is enough to take a person's breath
away but
when the tornado moves over a body of
water it turns into something that seems
as if it is
otherworldly a water spout in general
water spouts are not usually large in
diameter mostly measuring around
50 to 100 feet across however on this
particular occasion in grand isle
louisiana
a water spout formed over the water and
grew to enormous proportions
as the people looked on the wind whipped
over the gulf of mexico
sucking up hundreds of gallons of water
per second and growing to a diameter
estimated to be around 200 feet wide
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luckily for the people in the video the
twister did not change
course as they are sometimes known to do
should there have been a direction
change with this tornado
this family could have been in some
serious trouble as it appears in the
video
the water spout was only a couple
hundred yards off the shore
which is an incredibly short distance
for how fast a tornado can move
curiosity always gets the better of
people when it comes to something not
being right
give a few loud claps of thunder some
heavy rains and a little wind
and people will start going towards
their windows and doors doing anything
they can to catch a glimpse of what's
going on outside
in this video shot on december 14 2015
the homeowner had noticed that rain was
coming down very heavily which is quite
unusual for the winter months and in los
angeles in general
out of curiosity he went to his door to
get a better view of what was going on
rain was coming down sideways and the
palm trees started swaying in a more
violent motion
bits of debris flew through the air and
suddenly
in the span of only a few seconds things
took quite the extreme
turn when a tornado actually hit his
building
the homeowner had just witnessed a
tornado dropped directly on his building
tearing shingles and entire sections of
roof away
it was a shocking sight especially for a
los angeles resident
tornadoes are not known to drop in
southern california
however there are always exceptions to
the norms
after the storm passed he and the
neighbors went outside to survey the
damage
it was easy to see that it was a twister
trees and limbs were broken in half
scattered all along the roadway fences
were blown over
structures were heavily damaged luckily
in this circumstance
nobody was hurt in terms of intensity
and wind speed
the twister was weak but this video goes
to show just how powerful
even a weak tornado can be
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the morning of may 18 1980 seemed like
any other sunday morning in washington
state
the seasons had just changed and nature
was just waking up
but on mount st helens trouble had been
brewing for weeks
a huge bulge in the mountain site it
appeared
small tremors around its base were
becoming more and more regular
it was the sure sign that magma was
building just under the surface
and an eruption was imminent just after
8 am that morning
a powerful earthquake shook the area and
the entire north face of the mountain
collapsed
releasing over a cubic mile of ash and
debris into the air within a matter of
seconds
it tore through the forest with ease and
blasted ash
16 miles into the sky within one hour of
the eruption
the ash cloud had migrated over three
states
within a few days it was able to circle
the earth
on march 31st explosive eruptions
continued
and the two craters merged
for the next several days the mountain
continued to spew ash and steam
then eruptive activity decreased when
looking at the eruption on film
we can see that it was incredibly
powerful for one unique reason
the force of the explosion was not
directed
upward rather due to the collapse of the
mountain's north face
the explosion was directed laterally
tearing through
miles upon miles of forest leveling
trees
and hurling boulders for hundreds of
yards by the time everything was over
the mountain had lost over 1300 feet
from its summit
the huge crater left by the eruption
measured over a mile across
and about half a mile deep
as far as natural disasters are
concerned california is known for two
things
earthquakes and wildfires california
like many of the states in the west gets
most of its moisture in the fall and
winter seasons
its vegetation then spends much of the
summer slowly drying out because of a
lack of rainfall
and warmer temperatures in terms of
fires
this is a very bad scenario once dried
out
that vegetation serves as kindling for
the fires and all it takes
is anything from a lightning strike to a
carelessly discarded cigarette
this video was taken by airmen first
class madeleine richard of the
california air national guard on august
17
2015. during this season the conditions
were perfect for wildfires
dry and arid during a random
thunderstorm in western shasta county
lightning had struck catching fire to
the vegetation
to make matters worse the wind was
whipping
giving fuel to the fires and making it
easier for them to jump from tree to
tree with ease
airman richard's video taken from inside
a uh-60 blackhawk helicopter
shows the crew picking up water and
dumping it on the fire in order to
suppress it and slow its speed
judging by the sheer size of the fire it
looks comparable to someone trying to
put out a house fire with a garden hose
nevertheless their well-coordinated
efforts pay off
a few days later the fire was under
control
sometimes the very things that cause us
to be in
awe of a natural disaster are the very
things that make it dangerous
however it's always necessary to show a
level of respect
knowing that what we may consider to be
beautiful or wondrous
is something that could be killing
someone else nature
is both beautiful and deadly a fact we
should never forget
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