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While the audio profile of Bloop does resemble that of a living creature, [4] the source was a mystery both because it was different from known sounds and because it was several times louder than the loudest recorded animal, the blue whale. [5] The NOAA Vents Program has attributed Bloop to a large icequake. Numerous icequakes share similar ...
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning produces rapid expansion of the air in the path of a lightning bolt . [ 4 ]
The loud thunderstorm woke up several Sacramento residents early Monday morning. ... Kevin Fippin, called the thunderclaps “absolutely the loudest thunder I’ve ever heard in my life. ...
Weather: Distant thunder, or loud sounds from wind damage. Atmospheric ducting of distant thunder or other loud sounds from far off. ("Ducting" is enhanced propagation of sound or radio waves over long distances, through the troposphere, by wave travel that's constrained between distinct air layers.) [9]
The post This is the loudest recorded sound in the history of Earth appeared first on BGR. To call sound an important part of human life would be an understatement. It’s so important, that MIT ...
Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom cruise ship in between bouts of rain. His relaxation was suddenly stolen with the loudest thunder he’d ever ...
Fastest ever recorded: 484±32 km/h (301±20 mph) (3-second gust); calculated by a DOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado between Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma, USA, 3 May 1999. Recently, the wind speeds were re-examined and adjusted to a maximum official wind speed of 321 mph (516.6 km/h).
The Xenia, Ohio, F5 tornado of April 3, 1974.This was one of two tornadoes to receive a preliminary rating of F6, which was downgraded later to a rating of F5. [1]This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F5, EF5, IF5, T10-T11, the highest possible ratings on the various tornado intensity scales.