00:00Nature can ruin your life with a tsunami, hurricane, tornado, rainstorm, and many other destructive events.
00:07But did you know that it also has other, weirder ways to destroy?
00:11Let's take a look at the most unusual natural phenomena.
00:15How about the orange rain?
00:18It's not that orange drops are falling on you.
00:20No, the whole sky and the atmosphere are turning dark orange.
00:24Orange clouds are pouring dirty orange drops on you.
00:28Don't worry, they're not poisonous, but watch your eyes.
00:31Don't let the drops get in because they contain sand particles.
00:35If you want to see this unusual phenomenon, go to the Canary Islands.
00:40Every year, the sky turns orange there and pours orange-red drops of water mixed with sand onto the ground.
00:47This phenomenon happens because of the Sahara.
00:50In the desert, strong winds blow millions of tons of dust and sand into the air.
00:56All this mess penetrates the atmosphere and turns the sky orange.
01:00Then, the particles from the Sahara fly toward the Canary Islands and fall on people in the form of heavy rain.
01:07Residents of this region experience breathing problems and poor vision in the orange conditions.
01:13Airports stop working. All flights are cancelled.
01:17Under favorable conditions, a storm that carries sand particles can reach both the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
01:24Therefore, if you suddenly see red rain, don't be scared. This is not the apocalypse.
01:31Warning! This kind of rain causes anxiety.
01:35During this phenomenon, you won't see drops of water.
01:38There will be spiders falling from the sky.
01:41People have faced spider rains in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
01:47These creatures are called money spiders or sheet web weavers.
01:51During strong winds, they climb as high as possible to the tops of plants, bushes, and fences.
01:57Then, they release a parachute-shaped web and the wind blows them into the sky.
02:03They fly high into the air, meeting birds, cold winds, and harsh weather.
02:09Not everyone can survive this journey.
02:11Then, when the weather calms down, this tiny party lands on the ground.
02:16No one knows why spiders behave this way.
02:19According to one version, they fly away from places where flooding can begin.
02:23In other words, it's a forced migration.
02:26And because of this migration, spiders often become the first settlers of territories that have been destroyed by fires or other natural phenomena.
02:35But don't worry. These creatures are harmless to humans.
02:38They just want to live and multiply.
02:40Although, to be honest, it's hard to stay calm when thousands of arthropods are falling on your head.
02:47Tornadoes are a destructive force.
02:49But look at this.
02:51A whirlwind appears during a snowstorm.
02:53It's sucking in more and more snow.
02:55Now, it's not just a tornado, but a snownado.
02:59It looks like something terrible and destructive, but don't worry.
03:03It's not as scary as it seems.
03:05This is a fairly rare disaster that has recently occurred in Utah.
03:10The snow tornado came across a man and his dog on its way.
03:14It looked impressive and dangerous.
03:16Fortunately, no one got hurt.
03:18This phenomenon occurs when an air vortex races snow from the ground.
03:23If you see a similar vortex next to you, don't panic.
03:27Usually, such phenomena are harmless and don't have enough force to destroy things.
03:32This natural phenomenon is much more dangerous than the snownado.
03:37Just imagine that a mountain of chunks of ice is moving along roads, sweeping away everything in its path.
03:44It looks like a tsunami, but instead of water, there are ice boulders.
03:49The ice tsunami can destroy houses, cars, and trees.
03:53It can move on grass, asphalt, and sand.
03:56It can jump out of the water like a crazy salmon.
04:00Fortunately, the ice tsunami is not a frequent phenomenon.
04:05It occurs when three conditions are met.
04:07A flat coast, loose ice, and strong wind.
04:11Waves and wind are throwing broken pieces of ice onto the shore.
04:16These ice flows accumulate into a huge wall.
04:20And then, during strong winds, this ice monster begins to move.
04:25Therefore, if you see a large pile of ice near the water, move away from this place as far as possible.
04:32And we're back to the tornado again.
04:35You already know about snow tornadoes.
04:37You've probably seen the footage of tornadoes in a desert when the wind blows sand into the air in documentaries.
04:43Tornadoes pass over the ocean's surface and can create a funnel inside the water.
04:48But there is a phenomenon that's even cooler and more impressive.
04:52It's a fire tornado.
04:54Surely, not many of you have heard about this thing.
04:58It's a very dangerous phenomenon, but people have ventured close to the fiery tornado to study it.
05:04But firefighters, by the way, often encounter this devastating phenomenon.
05:09A fire tornado forms during forest fires, and sometimes it can appear inside a burning building.
05:16If you see a big flame and feel a strong wind, be careful.
05:21A fiery funnel may form.
05:23But how does this happen?
05:25Let's first look at the origin of an ordinary tornado.
05:29So, we're somewhere in a dry place in the middle of a hot day.
05:33The sun heats the air that is close to the ground.
05:36Its lower layers absorb more energy than the upper ones.
05:39An increase in temperature makes this air less dense and more buoyant.
05:44Then it lifts into the sky in the form of long columns.
05:48This rise has a spiral movement.
05:51The water in your bathtub moves similarly when it flows through the drain hole.
05:56So many of these air vortices are quite weak, and you can't see them.
06:00But some of them encounter strong air currents.
06:03This accelerates their movement, adds energy, and increases the area.
06:08More and more air gets into this vortex, making it stronger.
06:12When dust and sand get into these whirlwinds, you see a tornado.
06:18The fire tornado follows the same pattern, with only one difference.
06:22The air below is heated, not by the sun, but by fire.
06:27Fire heats the air, it rises, rotates, and pulls the fire inside.
06:32Some of the vortices can reach up to 400 feet high and 50 feet wide.
06:37It's like a thin, leaning tower of pizza made of fire, only twice as tall.
06:42This is a truly devastating and terrifying phenomenon.
06:47The ground is shaking.
06:48Flocks of birds are flying away.
06:51You can hear a loud, low rumble.
06:53The volcano spits out a giant ash cloud.
06:56Lava is flowing from the mouth of the fiery mountain.
06:59Rivers of fire are running down and dashing towards you.
07:03You have nowhere to escape.
07:05The fire is getting closer and closer, and…
07:07Wait a minute.
07:08This lava isn't hot, it's cold!
07:11How is that possible?
07:13You can observe cold lava flows near many volcanoes.
07:17In Indonesia, for example, this phenomenon has recently destroyed entire villages.
07:23Yes, it's not hot, but it's still dangerous.
07:26Cold lava streams occur when hot lava mixes with ash, sand, and pebbles during wet weather.
07:32In a sense, the volcano spews out streams of heavy mud.
07:36It covers roads, houses, cars, and trees.
07:40Cold lava flows are a destructive phenomenon, so stay away from them.
07:44Even if some volcano is very beautiful and you want to take cool photos, don't take any chances.
07:51OK, let's relax a little and end our video with something fun.
07:55How about surfing?
07:57But instead of ordinary waves, we have icy ones.
08:01This phenomenon is called the ice wave.
08:04It looks as if someone paused a wave while it was forming before it hit the water.
08:09It's a rare occurrence, but you can find it on Mount Washington.
08:14The top of the mountain is shrouded in fog most of the year.
08:18Cold temperatures, humidity, and winds form frost.
08:22Then strong winds force this frost sideways, and thus a wavy shape forms.
08:28And when there's a wave, you can ski or snowboard inside, like a surfboard.
08:33But be careful, it's pretty cold in there, so wear warm clothes.
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