Five meteorological events that cause fear

Some people dress, party, prepare special meals, or hang out to watch horror movies. To celebrate Halloween, the Chilean Meteorological Office has published on its blog a series of terrifying and disturbing weather events recorded around the world. L & # 39; warning? They can be repeated at any time, according to the text written by meteorologist Manuel Olivares.

Animals falling from the sky
You walk down the street and suddenly fish and frogs begin to fall from the sky. Many people have reported this type of strange precipitation, sometimes in places far from the bodies of water in which these animals live. One of these events was recorded in 1915 in Gibraltar, where – as described – a "giant cloud of frogs" rushed into this region. Similar phenomena were recorded in Greece and Serbia in 1981 and 2005 respectively. In 2014, a rain of fish fell in a village in Sri Lanka.

"The explanation of these curious cases, which remained a total mystery for many years, lies in the phenomena of whirlwind and tornado that have absorbed large amounts of water from rivers, lakes and seas. also lead to a considerable number of small animals that can then be launched several kilometers from their place of origin, which surprises and frightens the population, "explains the DMC blog.

Rain of Blood
Clouds cover the sky and a red rain begins to fall. The phenomenon is more common than we think, although it is not exactly blood falling into the sky. "The main explanation for this phenomenon, where the rain takes on a red color, is that it is generated by the sand that is lifted and transported, mixing with the water of the clouds." The Sahara Desert Storms are the The main cause is that the raised sand is able to travel long distances, and in some cases it spreads more than 3,000 kilometers from the desert, affecting the UK and Scandinavia, "explains Olivares.
Scientists have also postulated that in some cases this type of phenomenon is badociated with types of microalgae that produce a red pigment under stress and that can be displaced by the air currents.

Fire Whirlwinds
Whirlwinds or fire tornadoes are generated by fires, mainly forest fires, from rising wind currents produced by the high temperatures reached by the air during these events , forming a column of wind with some rotation, similar to a tornado but less intense and which is not badociated with a storm, says the Blog.

"Oxygen transported into the ambient air" absorbed "by this phenomenon feeds the flames and forms this column of fire up to 50 meters from the wind and that winds sometimes blow up. more than 100 kilometers to the hour.One of the most devastating cases was the whirlwind of fire recorded in 1923 in Japan, after the great Kanto earthquake, which cost the life to almost 40,000 people, "says the publication.

Giant Hail
Hailstones are common and constantly appear as news somewhere on Earth with this phenomenon. However, because of its size, some people can cause terror and be deadly.
"The largest hail formed during a storm was recorded in the United States, specifically at Vivian, in South Dakota, on July 23, 2010. size of a 20.32 cm diameter and nearly 1 kg volleyball, while the heaviest weight in the world was 1.02 kg, in a storm where 92 people died in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, April 14, 1986, "said Olivares.

Without going any further, a hail storm forced a flight from Brazil from Brazil to from Santiago to land in Buenos Aires today. since the impact with one of them damaged the fuselage and crushed the windshield of the ship.

Hurricane Calavera
In October of the year 2016, Matthew's hurricane Matthew is one of the most intense in the world. Over the last decade in the Atlantic, it has reached category 4 out of 5 in part of the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas and the United States. He then caused extensive damage and floods, causing many deaths.
A satellite image published by [A American Space Agency (NASA) which showed Matthew as he was moving towards Haiti and where they highlighted the clouds with different characteristics , have attracted the attention of the population, viral through the social networks, calling it "terrifying", since the vast majority saw the shape of a skull.