10 Most DANGEROUS Natural Disasters!

 

earth is a beautiful planet    but some natural disasters are so  terrible they could cause  anybody nightmares  welcome to our channel and today we'll  be taking a look at the most dangerous  natural disasters in the world  also don't forget to subscribe to our  channel and to turn on notifications for  more great articles like this one  we're kicking off our list with the  landslide which is a very common natural  disaster in the united states  every year in the united states they  cause significant damages and 25 to 50  deaths globally landslides cause  billions of dollars in damages and  thousands of deaths and injuries each  year  landslides are a geological activity in  which falling of rocks and soil occur  down a slope of land  heavy rains small earthquakes volcanic  eruptions and of course the  gravitational forces are the driving  forces of landslides  the human activities like mining  construction and quarrying also can  cause  landsliding landslides cause property  damage  injury and death and adversely affect a  variety of resources  areas that are prone to landslides  include existing old landslides the  basis of steep slopes the basis of  drainage channels and developed  hillsides where leechfield septic  systems are used  ninth place lightning lightning might  seem like something a bit common when  compared to other cataclysmic disasters  we've seen in this list  due to the collision between ice-gained  cloud formation of charges will take  place at beneath of clouds  once charged concentrate at any point on  earth a sudden flow of electricity will  pass  it can be mountains trees animals or  humans  lightning has temperatures of up to 54  000 degrees fahrenheit approximately  six times hotter than the surface of the  sun which is precisely why they are  so dangerous scarily enough there are  hundreds of lightning strikes in every  second on earth  that have enough power to destroy  everything within no time  the presence of dark clouds in the sky  is an indication of lightning  thunder also sounds this disaster  lightning mainly hits in areas where  instability of environment  variation of temperature or pressure  occurs  8th place wildfires in the 8th spot of  our list we have wildland fires  there are three different kinds of  wildland fires with surface fires being  the most common  ground fires are ones caused by  lightning while crown fires jump along  the tops of trees and are spread rapidly  by wind  more than four out of every five  wildland fires are started by  people negligent human behavior such as  smoking in forested areas or improperly  extinguishing campfires is the cause of  many wildland fires  small fires can wipe out whole  communities all by their own  simply take a look at the australian  wildfires of 2020 which caused  massive loss of habitat and wildlife  while burning for weeks  seventh place hurricanes hurricanes are  incredibly rapid storm systems that hit  over tropical areas  hurricanes will spread across 600 miles  and rotate inward and upward at  70 to 200 miles per hour  hurricanes are formed when ocean water  with temperatures above 80 degrees  fahrenheit  and wind blows in the same direction of  that upward force  the evaporation of seawater also  increases the force of the hurricane  hurricanes can cause extreme property  damage similar to tornadoes even though  they're created  and work differently sixth place  floods the next disaster we'll be  talking about today is the flood  floods are extremely frequent and also  very costly which is why they rank so  highly in our countdown  floods on average kill more than 100  people and are responsible for 4.6  billion dollars in damage in the united  states each year  several factors contribute to flooding  two key elements are rainfall intensity  and duration  intensity is the rate of rainfall and  the duration is how long the rain lasts  topography soil conditions and ground  cover also play important roles  flooding occurs in known flood plains  when prolonged rainfall over several  days  intense rainfall over a short period of  time or an ice or debris jam  causes a river or stream to overflow and  flood the surrounding area  fifth place thunderstorm thunderstorms  are up next being the natural  personification of a pint-sized  powerhouse  despite their small size all  thunderstorms are dangerous  every thunderstorm produces lightning  which kills more people each year than  tornadoes and hurricanes  each year many people are killed or  seriously injured by severe  thunderstorms despite advanced warning  while some did not hear the warning  others heard the warning but did not  heat it  thunderstorms cause a lot of lightning  which is what we mentioned earlier to be  incredibly dangerous on its own  add flooding and strong winds to it and  you have one of the most deadly natural  disasters in the world  next up we have the tsunami tsunamis are  formed as a cause of earthquakes  volcanic eruptions or other oceanic  disturbances  tsunami tides have heights of hundreds  of meters and large wavelengths  such tidal waves will travel thousands  of miles and mainly hit coastal areas  tsunamis have greater speeds in the deep  water of the ocean  however while their speed decreases when  they approach coastal  areas their height grows exponentially  tsunamis can cause great loss of life  and property damage in coastal areas  very large tsunamis can cause damage to  coastal regions thousands of miles away  from the earthquake that caused them  beaches lagoons bays estuaries tidal  flats and river mouths are the most  dangerous places to be third place  tornado in the third spot of our list we  have tornadoes  a tornado is a violently rotating column  of air extending from the base of a  thunderstorm to the ground  tornadoes intensities are classified on  the fujita scale with ratings between 0  and 5  using actual damage to determine a  tornado's wind speed  a storm of f-zero is the weakest and f5  is the strongest  different winds may be needed to cause  the same damage depending on how well  built a structure is  wind direction wind duration battering  by flying debris  and other factors tornadoes usually  develop from severe thunderstorms in  warm  moist unstable air along and ahead of  cold fronts  such thunderstorms may generate large  hail and damaging winds  when intense springtime storm systems  produce large persistent areas that  support tornado development  major outbreaks can occur tornadoes have  enough power to destroy the entire city  and uproot trees such violent storms can  be found within all continents except  antarctica  tornado alley aka the region that covers  north texas  oklahoma kansas and nebraska is the most  tornado prone area in the world  second place volcanoes in the second  spot of our countdown we have volcanoes  of course volcanoes come to mind when we  start talking about natural disasters  they are everything one might think is  dangerous when you analyze them  thoroughly  a volcano is a vent through which molten  rock escapes to the earth's surface  unlike other mountains which are pushed  up from below volcanoes are built by  surface accumulation of their eruptive  products  layers of lava flows ash flows and ash  when pressure from gases within the  molten rock becomes too great  gases drive the molten rock to the  surface and an eruption occurs  in the past few thousand years the  volcanoes of the cascade mountain range  which stretches from northern california  into british columbia have produced more  than 100 eruptions most of them  explosive  however individual cascade range  volcanoes can lie dormant for many  centuries between eruptions and the  great risk posed by volcanic activity in  the region is therefore  not always apparent volcanic tremor  small earthquakes near a volcano  ejection of steam and gases are all  indications of volcanic eruptions  first place earthquakes an earthquake is  a sudden rapid shaking of the earth  caused by the breaking and shifting of  rock beneath the earth's surface  for hundreds of millions of years the  forces of plate tectonics have shaped  the earth as the huge plates that form  the surface move slowly over  under past and away from each other  sometimes the movement is gradual  at other times the plates are locked  together unable to release the  accumulating energy as they bend or  stretch  when the forces grow strong enough the  plates suddenly break free  causing the ground to shake the ground  shaking caused by earthquakes may cause  landslides mudslides and avalanches on  steeper hills or mountains  all of which can damage buildings and  hurt people  the second main earthquake hazard is  ground displacement along  faults which may end up creating a  sinkhole and also cause  even more property damage so the  earthquake itself can be quite dangerous  but even more dangerous can be the  aftermath and the after shocks post  earthquake  so what are your thoughts on these  incredibly dangerous natural disasters  that could happen at  any time let us know down below in the  comments  also make sure to leave us a like share  this article with your friends and family  and also subscribe to our channel and  turn notifications on for more great  articles like this one  we hope you enjoyed it and we'll see you  next time