Tag: natural disaster

Massive Mayfly Emergence Captured On Radar

A huge swarm of mayflies emergence from the Mississippi River near and around La Crosse, Wisconsin on July 20th produced a massive result on radar. It’s not often they swarm in such numbers as to be picked up by radar as rain. The nuisance bugs cover just about everything once they emerge and nearby residents… Continue reading Massive Mayfly Emergence Captured On Radar

Deadly Hailstorm Terrorizes Beachgoers in Russia

A video shows sunbathers and swimmers in the eastern city of Novosibirsk desperately seeking shelter from large hail the size of golf balls falling from the sky. The hail storm can be seen pummeling the Ob River in western Siberia, Russia, on a day which saw temperatures rising to 37C.

Russia’s Giant Diamond Mine

The Mir mine is a former open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1,200 m (3,900 ft), which is the second largest excavated hole in the world, after Bingham Canyon Mine. The mine was discovered in June 13, 1955 by Soviet geologists Yuri Khabardin, Ekaterina Elagina and Viktor Avdeenko during… Continue reading Russia’s Giant Diamond Mine

Baseball-sized Hail Damages Town in Nebraska

Photographer Mike Hollingshead shot these shocking photos of hail damage in the small town of Blair, Nebraska. As seen here, numerous residential homes, buildings, and thousands of vehicles were blasted by a baseball-sized hail at a speed of more than 128 kilometres (80 miles) per hour winds.

Massive Sinkhole Swallows a House in Kazakhstan

Anastasia Tatarnikov, 28, thought she was running from an earthquake, but according to emergency officials the massive sinkhole had appeared as a result of mining work in the city of Ridder in eastern Kazakhstan. About 120 homes have been listed as being at risk and 480 people have been evacuated. Watch the video of the… Continue reading Massive Sinkhole Swallows a House in Kazakhstan

Huge Boulders Nearly Destroys a Farmhouse in Italy

A massive boulders nearly destroyed a house in Ronchi di Termeno, in Northern Italy. The boulders were unleashed by a landslide narrowly missed a farmhouse, destroyed the barn, and stopped in the vineyard.

Earthquake Destroys Highway in Mexico

A Mexican coastal highway has collapsed and sunk as low as 300 feet into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after a series earthquakes near U.S. border. The highway will be closed indefinitely due to the collapse. No victims were reported.