10. Lightning storm in Roswell, New Mexico, 2010 (US)
Powerful lightning storms have wreaked havoc in many places including Rosewell in New Mexico in the year 2010. This storm had been very destructive and deadly but beautiful and awe-inspiring at the same time.
9. Double cyclone, 2006 (Iceland)
8. Supercell Thunderstorm in Montana, 2010(US)
A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Supercells can produce large hail, damaging winds, deadly tornadoes, flooding, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, and heavy rain.
7. Ash clouds, Buang Valley Mayon volcano, 1984 (Phillipines)
The above picture shows incandescent lava that flows from the Mayon volcano in the Phillipines from the Legaspi City on 14 September,1984. It flowed for about 4 kilometres to the lower flanks of the volcano and adjacent to the previous flows from eruptions in 1968 and 1978.
6. A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
On March 17, 2011, a large portion of the southbound lane near Rocky Creek Bridge in Monterey County, California broke away, leaving a large hole in the road. Fortunately, no one was injured.
5. Amazing view of Alabama's Tornado,2011 (US)
The above image shows the fierce storms that have obliterated large areas of land from Mississippi to Georgia in U.S.,destroying thousands of homes and businesses. Moreover, this state saw 35 tornadoes in one week killing around 236 people.
4. Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (US)
A major volcanic eruption occured at Mt. St. Helens in 1980, a volcano located in Washington in the United States. The eruption was the only one to occur in the contiguous 48 states since 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California.
3. A volcano erupting during storms 2008 (chile)
These images by Carlos Gutierrez, UPI photographer, shows volcanic eruption during a storm in the middle of night of May 3,2008 in Chaiten,Chile. This volcano, located 800 miles south of the capital Santiago was considered inactive since it had not erupted for hundred of years.
2. Undersea Volcano in Tonga. 2009 (Polynesian)
Tonga undersea volcanic eruption of 2009 was a volcanic activity that began on March 16,2009 near the island of Hunga Tonga, 11 kms from Tongan capital of Tongatapu.
After four days of the eruption, a strong earthquake with a measure of 7.6 on Richter scale also struck the region.
Powerful lightning storms have wreaked havoc in many places including Rosewell in New Mexico in the year 2010. This storm had been very destructive and deadly but beautiful and awe-inspiring at the same time.
9. Double cyclone, 2006 (Iceland)
8. Supercell Thunderstorm in Montana, 2010(US)
A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms. Supercells can produce large hail, damaging winds, deadly tornadoes, flooding, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, and heavy rain.
7. Ash clouds, Buang Valley Mayon volcano, 1984 (Phillipines)
The above picture shows incandescent lava that flows from the Mayon volcano in the Phillipines from the Legaspi City on 14 September,1984. It flowed for about 4 kilometres to the lower flanks of the volcano and adjacent to the previous flows from eruptions in 1968 and 1978.
6. A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
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A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
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A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
Read more at http://www.oddee.com/item_98642.aspx#aATb706vOk2zAfEz.99
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A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
Read more at http://www.oddee.com/item_98642.aspx#aATb706vOk2zAfEz.99
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A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
Read more at http://www.oddee.com/item_98642.aspx#aATb706vOk2zAfEz.99
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A Landslide Closed Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)
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On March 17, 2011, a large portion of the southbound lane near Rocky Creek Bridge in Monterey County, California broke away, leaving a large hole in the road. Fortunately, no one was injured.
5. Amazing view of Alabama's Tornado,2011 (US)
The above image shows the fierce storms that have obliterated large areas of land from Mississippi to Georgia in U.S.,destroying thousands of homes and businesses. Moreover, this state saw 35 tornadoes in one week killing around 236 people.
4. Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (US)
A major volcanic eruption occured at Mt. St. Helens in 1980, a volcano located in Washington in the United States. The eruption was the only one to occur in the contiguous 48 states since 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California.
3. A volcano erupting during storms 2008 (chile)
These images by Carlos Gutierrez, UPI photographer, shows volcanic eruption during a storm in the middle of night of May 3,2008 in Chaiten,Chile. This volcano, located 800 miles south of the capital Santiago was considered inactive since it had not erupted for hundred of years.
2. Undersea Volcano in Tonga. 2009 (Polynesian)
Tonga undersea volcanic eruption of 2009 was a volcanic activity that began on March 16,2009 near the island of Hunga Tonga, 11 kms from Tongan capital of Tongatapu.
After four days of the eruption, a strong earthquake with a measure of 7.6 on Richter scale also struck the region.
1. Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, 2010 (Iceland)
In March 2010, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland exploded to life, spewing lava, magma, rock, and clouds of ash into the sky above it. The disaster grounded airlines, stranding holiday travelers and business passengers across Europe and North America. (Photo by Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson).
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