Places The Earth Acts in Mysterious Ways

there's plenty of mind-blowing natural phenomena in the world and even the ground beneath their feet is subject to change for man-eating voids - bouncy soil prepare to be amazed by these places where the earth accents some seriously strange ways number 10 liquefaction on March 11 2011 a devastating natural disaster known as the great Tohoku earthquake struck northeastern Japan causing widespread damage and triggering a series of massive tsunamis which decimated coastal areas the earthquake is still considered one of the most powerful seismic strikes ever recorded but the residents of Tokyo Bay in the southern Kanto region also experienced another bizarre phenomenon people at the Shaffers Plaza and there were Yasu suburb launched his sections of the courtyard began to rise up in heave as if some sleeping God had been awoken beneath the earth the pavement buckled and dark liquid began spewing from huge cracks as the slushy mud mixture covered the courtyard in minutes while manholes were pushed out of the ground water pipes burst and utility poles threatened to topple this bizarre occurrence is scientifically known as liquefaction which occurs when intense vibrations caused soil particles below the ground to lose contact with each other transforming the once solid ground into a liquefied state as Tokyo Bay had been built on reclaimed land from the Pacific Sea since the 17th century soil dredged from the bottom of the bay was loosened and liquefied easily during the seismic activity as the surface shifted and sank water and slush row spreading the slurry for miles and wreaking havoc on nearby areas number 9 saturated soil workers on this construction site could hardly believe their eyes when they arrived at a job to find the soil beneath their feet behaving like an inflatable bounce house despite its conventionally dry and crumbly appearance the ground continued to wobble like a water-filled balloon as the digger attempted to pierce below the surface the reason for this weirded wonderful happening was traced back to a previous homeowner who had filled in an and ground pool with clay without properly draining the remaining groundwater despite becoming compacted and settling in solid stasis over time the loose soil and clay mixture with an already high moisture content was easily disturbed by the arrival of the heavy machinery which displaced the earth beneath its immense weight this lodging this improper consolidation of clay and soil caused the particles to repel each other and become filled with the water through a process of over saturation the result is similar to the effect achieved when you mix sand and sea water in a bucket at the beach has defined silt absorbs the moisture and takes on a momentary liquefied state when subjected to various stresses like shaking to regain solid equilibrium more dry soils should be added to recom pact the earth but these guys look like they're having way too much fun number 8 breathing forest in October 2018 once tun Twitter user shared an eerie video of a section of forest in Quebec which seemed to be breathing like a sleeping giant the footage baffled people all over the world as it was shared by millions online calling for a logical explanation besides the fact that Godzilla might not be so fictional after all eventually The Weather Network put everyone's mind at ease by announcing that the ground coming to life in such a way isn't as impossible as it seems tree surgeon marc van der Waal explained that the illusion of inhaling and exhaling has less to do with nature's consumption of oxygen through photosynthesis and more to do with the impressive force of Mother Nature herself when all the right elements align this meteorological phenomenon can occur during an intense windstorm as the strong gust attempt to top of the trees and in this specially marshy area are following a period of heavy rain the soil surrounding the trees inner woven network of roots can become oversaturated by moisture and easy to disturb this loosened soil means that as the trees sway and lean in the wind their great might is enough to pull up their roots causing the mossy forest floor to look as if its respiring number seven disappearing beach in skip point near the coastal town of rainbow beach in queensland australia is a popular tourist spot which hit the headlines in 2018 after he portion of the sandy shoreline was suddenly swallowed whole just a day earlier the beach have been populated by holiday goers and walkers making the most of the weather but in the early hours of Monday the 24th of September a mysterious hole opened up as the lapping tide began consuming the earth at an alarming rate videos of the bizarre event show whole sections of sand crumbling into the waves below as people watch on an amazement and by the time the hull had reached the treeline it was estimated to be around 650 to a thousand feet wide experts call the phenomenon a near shore land slip which seemed to happen suddenly after an unknown period of erosion below ground level reached breaking point a similar incident was recorded in the same area in 2015 when a massive hole swallowed tents a car and even a caravan off the coast of rainbow beach stirring tides weakened the lower levels of ground until the gradual erosion was enough to trigger a devastating knock-on effect allowing the time to eat away at the banks as visitors are now advised to stay well away the case of the disappearing beach proves that you should never underestimate the true power of nature number 6 sinkholes the near shore land slip is scary enough but nothing compares to the horror of a giant sinkhole as the ground suddenly gives way taking down any nearby cars people and even entire buildings sinkholes can appear just about anywhere and can be thousands of feet wide and the world has been plagued with these nightmarish natural disasters over recent years areas of land classed as karst terrain which are made up of soluble bedrock like limestone or gypsum are susceptible to sinkholes as water erosion hollows out the earth leaving only a dangerous collapsible layer of earth at the surface a terrifying cover collapsed sinkhole occurs when the underground hole expands to a size bigger than the sediment covering it causing the ground to suddenly drop into the void below in 2010 a devastating 65 foot wide 100 foot deep sinkhole opened up in the Guatemala City swallowing a three-story factory and killing 15 people although excess groundwater from Tropical Storm Agatha and leakage from a local sewer pipe were blamed for this particular disaster research also shows that the world is experiencing more scene calls due to human activity as large construction sites cause rainwater to gather on uneven ground the largest sinkhole currently known to man is known as the Jean shuttin king or heavenly pit in China which is reportedly over 2,000 feet wide and almost 2200 feet deep that's a long way down number five fairy circles in the air and grasslands of the nemedians 2,500 kilometres worth of land covered with millions of mysterious unexplained discs of barren soil known as fairy circles each circular patch of Earth is completely devoid of plant life and can measure between 6 to 20 feet and when viewed from above looks like giant Moss have eaten the ground no one knew for certain why these strange formations exist but several theories were proposed during fierce debate between experts hoping to explain the weird phenomenon some believe the circles were a result of termite colonies as the insects made the earth porous in order to establish a permanent reservoir rainwater some 50 centimeters below the ground but this doesn't explain the surprising honeycomb-like regularity of the circles another theory suggested that the fairy circles are a result of a turf war between native plants which assists their neighbors by creating shade and maintaining water on the surface but hinder those further away by growing long roots to extract water from the soil surprising new research from Princeton University has discovered that these miniature crop circles are actually a result of both proposed theories simultaneously at work while termite nesting is responsible for the large circles smaller 20 centimeter wide formations in the vegetation are result of competition for water number for seismic fissures it's easy to forget just how much the earth beneath our feet has changed in the two million years since humankind first evolved and it's increasingly unlikely that the world we know will remain the same in 2005 a massive thirty-five mile seismic crack formed in Ethiopia over the space of a few days tearing through the landscape and leaving scientists dumbfounded no earthquake was recorded to explain the huge fissure but it's sudden appearance was linked to an earlier eruption of the nearby volcano although seafloor ridges are created by an intrusion of magma into a rift in a similar way researchers were not aware that volcanic boundaries such as the African and Arabian plates meeting in Ethiopia could suddenly crack in such a way the 20 foot wide fissure is now believed to be an early indication of an entirely new ocean which will eventually swallow the Red Sea within the next million years in October 2011 another huge crack extending some 360 feet and five feet deep appeared near Birch Creek on Michigan's anti-seismic Upper Peninsula after residents reported hearing a loud boom the gaping minnow mini zigzag resulted in a strange upheaval of forest land as it's separated trees from their roots after a bedrock of limestone violently heaved upward to displace the overlying clay layer with climate change on the rise it's likely geological anomalies like these could become increasingly common number three exploding methane craters on the morning of June 28th 2017 reindeer hunters near the far North village of se Yaka and Siberia reported hearing a loud boom followed by a torrent of fire and smoke scientists investigating discovered a huge crater freshly blown into the riverbank unlike anything they'd seen before which was followed by a second of its kind in the two men region in July the mysterious cause of these exploding craters is likely a result of permafrost melting which causes any organic matter like dead plants or animals preserved within the sediment to suddenly decompose releasing enough methane gas to blast through the air as the Arctic warms at alarming new rates the thoth permafrost each spring reaches deeper than ever before allowing whatever is locked below to release flammable gases a new study found that around a hundred craters of this kind were formed on the Arctic sea floor around eleven thousand six hundred years ago as the ice sheets retreated destabilizing mounds of frozen methane trapped beneath scientists investigating these using methane holes in the Siberian tundra have suggested that they might not be such isolated examples as the globe continues to warm surely the idea that the earth could suddenly start exploding around us should be enough to change our damage environmental habits number two quicksand everyone has an image of some intrepid explorer becoming stuck in deadly quicksand while trekking through the desert but this bizarre natural phenomenon is far more versatile than you might think what sin can appear pretty much anywhere in the world where the ground can possess excess water which is most likely near a body of water or in marshy swampland when sand clay or silt becomes over saturated with water and is agitated by movement the level of friction between two neighboring sand particles is reduced forming a liquefied soil that can no longer support any weight the surface may appear salad or even bouncy for some time but enough kinetic stress will eventually cause the ground to be displaced in all directions under pressure swallowing the weight-bearing object as the human body is less dense than quicksand it's impossible to drown unless you happen to land in it face-first but it's important to remain calm to stay afloat to avoid being sucked further in it might look hella fun to play with but this natural phenomenon is probably best enjoyed from afar it's better to be safe than sorry number 1 lawn blisters most people have a lawn but it's highly unlikely you've ever experienced something like this in your own backyard these incredibly satisfying grassy bubbles are officially known as lawn blisters which occur when a pocket of trapped water forms below the grass surface usually between plastic lawn sheathing and the turf itself this is generally a result of accumulated heavy rainfall or a burst underground pipe although in polar regions like Siberia where 15 log blisters were recently reported on the remote valley island melting permafrost and methane release can have a similar effect although some domestic law and blisters have been recorded most occur on golf courses and Graywolf course in Canada even reported a lawn blister 18 inches high at its peak which was caused by a broken pipe in the fairway where possible these Buber satisfying underground bubbles should be safely drained from an easily repairable point to prevent the ground itself and becoming sudden but if you don't live in an area with extended adverse weather conditions it's unlikely you'll ever see one for yourself suddenly I want to go on some pimple popping which of these strange natural phenomena surprised you the most have you ever seen the earth move in mysterious ways when silver let me know in the comments below and thanks for watching [Music]

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Published: Thu Jul 30 2020