A Delta Airlines flight from Boston to Salt Lake City had to land in Denver after baseball-sized hail severely damaged its windshield, nose and navigation systems. Many said they were lucky to be alive after relatively normal turbulence became a ‘roller coaster’ up in the air. The flight safely landed at Denver International Airport just… Continue reading Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Hail Damages Aircraft
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Incredible Natural Phenomenon Time-Lapse Video
Photographer Jeff Boyce created an fascinating time-lapse video that perfectly captures the natural phenomena of the world that alters our natural systems and causes the climate change. The “Edge of Stability” is a result of 70,000 photos and nearly 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of driving across 15 states. Watch the video below.
Spectacular Lightning Storm in Slow Motion
Lightning is a natural phenomenon that never fails to impress. Clint Blevins took a shot of a lightning bolt hitting the ocean along a beach in slow motion. The video of the lightning strike was filmed during a storm at Daytona Beach in Florida.
Chasing Ice: The Largest Glacier Calving Ever Filmed
Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed the largest glacier calving ever filmed at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) across a calving face 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) wide. The height of the ice is about 914.4 meters… Continue reading Chasing Ice: The Largest Glacier Calving Ever Filmed
Giant Cloud of Sahara Sand and Toxic Air Covers Britain
A deposit of dust and sand came all the way from the deserts of North Africa to land in England. Since sunday, people were warned not to exercise outdoors and schools kept students inside as a mix of dust from the Sahara Desert, toxic particles from the continent and fumes from cars and factories filled the… Continue reading Giant Cloud of Sahara Sand and Toxic Air Covers Britain
Sand Storm Covers The UK
An unusual weather phenomena happens in the UK this week, a thin layer of red dust covering cars in southern England was blown in from the Sahara Desert. A storm swept up sand and dust from the western Sahara into the atmosphere, and it then spread into the Atlantic before arriving in the UK, around 2000 miles away… Continue reading Sand Storm Covers The UK