World’s Strangest Nature Disasters

People all know that the weather is pretty wild and unpredictable sometimes; however, not everyone can imagine how disastrous nature is on these extreme weather cases.



Great Smog, London, 1952

Early in December of 1952, a heavy fog covered the whole London area. At that time, the weather was so cold that Londoners burned the coal to keep warm. Unfortunately, the pollution released by burning coal could not escape through the thick layers of fog. Instead, it was trapped in the air and formed a polluted cold fog hanging over the city in the near air for almost four days. The terrible dense mass was so thick that everybody hardly saw the streets. Over 4,000 people died that month and 8,000 in the following months.

Great smog in London

Snake Invasion, St. Pierre, Martinique, 1902:

The unusual eruption of St. Pierre in April destroyed home to thousands of fer-de lance snakes. These snakes, then, invaded esidence in human quarters.
Lake Nyos, Cameroon, 1986

The Year Without a Summer, Europe, America and Canada, 1816

Residents in northeastern United States, Canada and Europe experienced large blizzards in snow in June 1816.
Deadly Hailstorms, Bangladesh, 1986

The biggest hail ever was recorded in the city of Gopalganj, Bangladesh in the spring of 1986 with the weight of over 2 pounds.

The Chandka Forest Elephant Stampede, India, 1972

The Chandka forest area experienced an extended drought in spring 1972. The occurrence turned docile local elephants to be a danger to people due to the lack of food and water.

Tri State Tornado, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, 1925

In March 1925, a huge tornado passed three U.S states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana travelling over 219 miles and killed almost 700.

The Tunguska Blast, Russia, 1908

An explosion rocked the Siberian wilderness in early morning June 1908. Scientists blamed the occurrence for a low-density asteroid exploring in the atmosphere and affected the area

Krakatoa Eruption, Indonesia, 1883

The world’s most active volcano Krakatoa once erupted in 1883 and sent its loud to as far as almost 2,000 miles away in Perth, Australia.
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