00:00Nature can ruin your life with a tsunami, a hurricane, a tornado, a rain storm, and many other destructive events.
00:08But did you know that it also has other, stranger ways of destroying?
00:12Let's take a look at the most unusual natural phenomena.
00:16What would you say about the orange rain?
00:18These are not orange drops falling on you.
00:21No, the whole sky and atmosphere turn dark orange.
00:24Orange clouds pour dirty orange drops on you.
00:28Don't worry, they are not toxic.
00:31But watch your eyes.
00:33Don't let the drops in because they contain particles of sand.
00:37If you want to observe this unusual phenomenon, go to the Canary Islands.
00:42Every year, the sky there turns orange and pours orange-red drops mixed with sand on the ground.
00:48This phenomenon occurs due to 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 makes the sky orange.
01:00Then, the particles of the Sahara fly to the Canary Islands and fall on people in the form of heavy rain.
01:07The inhabitants of this region feel respiratory problems and a poor vision in these orange conditions.
01:13The airports stop working, all flights are canceled.
01:17In favorable conditions, a storm that carries particles of sand can reach both the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
01:24As a result, if you suddenly see a red rain, don't be afraid.
01:29This is not the apocalypse.
01:31Warning. This type of rain causes anxiety.
01:35During this phenomenon, you will not see drops of water.
01:38There will be spiders falling from the sky.
01:41People have already been confronted with spider rains in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
01:46These creatures are called lightning web spiders or web weavers.
01:51During strong winds, they climb as high as possible, to the top of plants, bushes and cliffs.
01:58Then, they release a parachute-shaped web and the wind carries them into the sky.
02:03They fly high in the air, meeting birds, cold wind and rough weather.
02:08Not everyone can survive this trip.
02:11Then, when the weather calms down, this small group lands on the ground.
02:15Nobody knows why spiders behave this way.
02:18According to one version, they fly from places where floods can start.
02:23In other words, it is a forced migration.
02:26And because of this migration, spiders often become the first inhabitants of territories destroyed by fires or other natural phenomena.
02:35But don't worry, these creatures are harmless to humans.
02:40They just want to live and multiply.
02:43Although, to be honest, it is difficult to stay calm when thousands of arthropods fall on your head.
02:50Tornadoes are a destructive force.
02:53But look at this, a whirlwind appears during a snowstorm.
02:57It sucks more and more snow.
03:00Now, it's not just a tornado, but a snow whirlwind.
03:05It looks like something terrible and destructive, but don't worry, it's not as scary as it seems.
03:12It's a pretty rare disaster that happened recently in Utah.
03:15The snow whirlwind met a man and his dog on its way.
03:19It looked impressive and dangerous.
03:21Fortunately, nobody was hurt.
03:23This phenomenon occurs when an air vortex rises from the snow on the ground.
03:27If you see a similar vortex next to you, don't panic.
03:31In general, such phenomena are harmless and don't have enough strength to destroy things.
03:37This natural phenomenon is much more dangerous than the tornado.
03:41Just imagine a mountain of ice blocks moving along the roads, carrying everything on its way.
03:47It looks like a tsunami.
03:49But instead of water, there are ice blocks.
03:52The ice tsunami can destroy houses, cars and trees.
03:56It can move on grass, asphalt and sand.
03:59It can jump out of the water like a crazy salmon.
04:01Fortunately, the ice tsunami is not a frequent phenomenon.
04:05It happens when three conditions are met.
04:08A flat coast, floating ice and a strong wind.
04:11The waves and the wind project pieces of broken ice on the shore.
04:15These pieces of ice accumulate in a huge wall.
04:18And then, during the strong winds, this monster of ice begins to move.
04:23Therefore, if you see a lot of ice near the water, stay away from this place as much as possible.
04:30And here we are again with the tornado.
04:33You already know the snow tornadoes.
04:35You have probably seen tornado sequences in a desert when the wind lifts the sand in the air in documentaries.
04:42Tornadoes pass over the surface of the ocean and can create a funnel inside the water.
04:47But there is a phenomenon that is even more fascinating and impressive.
04:51It is a fire tornado.
04:53Surely, few of you have heard of this thing.
04:56It is a very dangerous phenomenon.
04:58Few people have dared to approach the flaming tornado to study it.
05:02But firefighters, on the other hand, often encounter this devastating phenomenon.
05:07A fire tornado is formed during forest fires and sometimes it can appear inside a building on fire.
05:14If you see a big flame and smell a strong wind, be careful.
05:19A flaming funnel can form.
05:22But how does it happen?
05:24Let's first examine the origin of an ordinary tornado.
05:27So we are somewhere in an arid place in the middle of a hot day.
05:31The sun warms the air close to the ground.
05:34These lower layers absorb more energy than the upper layers.
05:38An increase in temperature makes this air less dense and more floating.
05:42It then rises in the sky in the form of long columns.
05:45This rise has a spiral movement.
05:48The water in your bathtub moves in a similar way when it flows through the evacuation hole.
05:53Thus, many of these tornadoes are quite weak and you cannot see them.
05:58But some of them meet strong air currents.
06:01This accelerates their movement, adds energy and increases their surface.
06:05More and more air penetrates this vortex, making it stronger.
06:10When dust and sand penetrate these swirls, you see a tornado.
06:15The fire tornado follows the same pattern, with one difference.
06:19The air below is heated not by the sun, but by the fire.
06:24The fire warms the air.
06:26It rises, turns and drags the fire inside.
06:29Some of these tornadoes can reach up to 120 meters high and 15 meters wide.
06:35It's like a thin tower of pythons on fire, but twice as high.
06:39It's a really devastating and terrifying phenomenon.
06:45The ground is shaking, clouds of birds are flying.
06:48You can hear a loud and deaf rumbling.
06:51The volcano spits out a huge cloud of ash.
06:54The lava flows out of the mouth of the flaming mountain.
06:57Rivers of fire descend, rushing towards you.
07:01You have nowhere to escape.
07:03The fire is getting closer and closer.
07:05And... wait a minute.
07:07This lava is not hot, it is cold.
07:10How is this possible?
07:12You can observe cold lava flows near many volcanoes.
07:17In Indonesia, for example, this phenomenon has recently destroyed entire villages.
07:21Yes, it's not hot.
07:23But it's still dangerous.
07:25Cold lava flows occur when hot lava mixes with ash, sand and rocks in humid weather.
07:32In a way, the volcano spits out thick mud flows.
07:35They cover roads, houses, cars and trees.
07:38Cold lava flows are a destructive phenomenon.
07:41So stay away.
07:43Even if a volcano is very beautiful and you want to take great pictures, don't take any risks.
07:49Okay, let's relax a bit and end our video with something fun.
07:54What would you say about surfing?
07:56But instead of ordinary waves, we have icy waves.
07:59This phenomenon is called the ice wave.
08:02It looks like someone froze a wave while it was forming before it hit the water.
08:07It's a rare event, but you can find it on Mount Washington.
08:11The top of the mountain is covered with fog most of the year.
08:15Low temperatures, humidity and winds form frost.
08:19Then strong winds push this frost aside and thus a wavy shape is formed.
08:25And when there is a wave, you can ski or snowboard inside, like on a surfboard.
08:31But be careful, it's very cold in there.
08:34So wear warm clothes.
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