There’s this saying that essentially says there is no bad weather—only bad choices in clothing. Obviously, people who say that have never lived through extreme weather conditions. I doubt putting an extra jacket on will help with wading through the flood, Tim.
And even though extreme weather is normal in the sense that it happens because that’s just how nature works to bring balance to the cosmos, what is not normal, however, is what humanity is doing to tip the scale of the natural order of things, making extremes a more common occurrence. In other words, look at it as a wake-up call to do something about it before Waterworld happens.
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Hailstorm Today In Johannesburg, South Africa. The First Wave Was Golf Balls, And The Second Wave Was Frozen Covid
I feel like Frozen Covid deserves all the upvotes. That is hilarious.
Load More Replies...I said the same thing when I saw it, lol. It's definitely raining turtles down there.
Load More Replies...The Power Of A Tornado
I grew up in Texas right in tornado alley. I once saw a piece of cardboard stuck in a brick wall.
To all of the people who don't live in the U.S. and lose their minds about the quality of U.S. homes when you see a picture of one with a 2x4 stuck through a wall. Here you see a solid tree with what looks to be a 2x6 cleanly inserted through it. In the right circumstances, a storm can put a 2x4 through a cinder block wall as well.
That tree was in wrong place at the wrong time. :-) It seems Florida is a great place, they get both tornados and hurricanes.
In the words of Comedian Ron White "it is not that the wind is blowing, it is what the wind is blowing"
I used to use an air canon that was used to fling lengths of timber at walls to see how well they stood up to impact. (Like a chicken gun) I have a photo somewhere of a piece of timber spearing straight through a brick wall.
Tree Struck By Lightning Burning From Inside Out
No thank you. Nope. I will just wait here for the next lightning bolt
Load More Replies...It's like it was shot with a Romulan Disruptor. Where my nerds at?
I have never seen this before. Even though it has a look of beauty,that poor gorgeous tree..
We had the most gorgeous big crab apple tree in our back pasture that the animals loved. When it bloomed, it was glorious. Then a bolt of lightning struck it right down the middle creating a bomb of light that was blinding. It was never the same.
No doubt there is ample awareness of the stuff that awaits us should we not consider climate change a real threat. The ever-increasing global temperature is just one of many factors resulting from human life on Earth.
In 140 years, the global temperature has increased by around 3 degrees with nearly each year in the last few decades being record-breaking in terms of oh god, why is it so hot outside?
A Machine Came Through My Local John Deere For Repairs From The Tornado In Kentucky
I was just about to say, "Malachai!" They're out on revenge, again.
Load More Replies...Crazy Storm Uprooted Our Tree In The Front Yard, Banana For Scale
Get Some Winter Sun They Said, Go To Spain They Said
Yeah, Spain is not in the Caribean. It can get REALLY cold in the winter, unless you go to the Canary Islands. The coast is milder though.
I came to say excactly the same. I went to Alanya in Turkey in december,it was cold and i am from Denmark, so i am use to the cold weather. Canary islands are the place if you want some heat and sun 😊
Load More Replies...Depends where in Spain. Lived in Valencia and Barcelona most of my life- never saw proper snowfall without going up to the mountains.
Load More Replies...I just imagined it is shaving foam and now I am enjoying this picture way more
Must have been a freak snowstorm or you went to Madrid. It snows in Winter there ;)
But before (and hopefully, not at all) humanity burns alive if nothing effective is done, we will experience an ever-increasing number and multitude of extreme weather conditions. What’s that? In formal terms, weather is extreme if it’s on the extreme end of what’s been seen in weather patterns historically. This also includes unexpected, unusual, severe and unseasonal behaviors in the climate.
Severe Storms In My City Now. A Local Guy Just Posted How Happy He Was He Hit Snooze This Morning
When the HOA finds out you have a tree in your bathroom you will be fined!
Well, at least he would've done what he came there for...
Load More Replies...Golf-Ball-Sized Hail Today
One question that used to be asked was "what was hail compared to before golf balls were invented?" The answer is quite intriguing, they were compared to eggs - pigeon egg or bantam egg or hen's egg for different sizes.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the banana as the appropriate measuring device please?
Blizzard Blew Open The Main Door Of My Garage Yesterday
Also the cat with the opening button: tumblr_o0j...o1_500.gif
The cat did it, not the blizzard. Look he is surveying the apocalypse he caused.
So, things like heat waves, cold waves, heavy rain and storms, tornadoes, droughts and floods (among many other things) fit the bill of extremes.
And while you might not necessarily be affected by some of these, it doesn’t mean you can’t be affected at all. A tornado, flood or a drought coming through an area where a lot of the world’s food comes from might mean a shortage for countries that rely on it. And you can’t ever know when supply is restored because that 7-minute tornado won’t take 7 minutes to fix. It’s just impossible.
My Nephew Is Part Of The Town Road Crew. Trying To Get To Work To Plow
We don't get snow like this, I sort of want to experience it once but the UK can't deal with weather extremes.
Try living in Texas. We get a light dusting of snow, all the rednecks put their pickups in 4 wheel drive mode and drive like it is dry thinking "I have 4 wheel drive and can go anywhere at any time." But that light dusting of snow covers a thick layer of black ice. That's how we ended up with a 130 car/truck pileup in Fort Worth. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/70-car-pileup-icy-texas-interstate-leaves-least-five-dead-n1257454
Load More Replies...When they know a big storm is coming, they need to let the drivers take the plow home the night before.
The path our parents took to and from school. Only thing missing is the hill.
They're usually got plows out hours and hours ahead of time salting and such. (Midwest US)
Load More Replies...This looks like last year, visiting my daughter in upstate NY! 8D4E95C4-C...3-jpeg.jpg
I live in New Brunswick, Canada. We get storms like this pretty regularly. Here in Moncton, years ago, it snowed for 3 days straight. We got 193 cm (6.3 feet).
Hail In Salado
Lemons are not bananas, hands are not bananas. We demand bananas.
The bananas are dead. The hail squished them.
Load More Replies...Guess we'll never know how big the hail was..shoulda used a banana
Holy c**p! My half brother was in softball sized hail once when he was attending air force academy training in Colorado. They were outside playing ball. Said it made a bit of a whizzing sound like some mortars in movies. They ran for the buildings of course. Nobody hit - the hail was farther apart than small hail is. But it said the building windows swung outward and it hit a couple of open windows and just ripped the metal frame off the windows.
Not only would that knock someone unconcious, I’m fairly certain it might also kill them
Not The Beautiful Florida View Anyone Imagined! Courtesy Of Hurricane Ian
Serious props. That is some damned fine airtight/watertight installation and sealing work! Bravo!
Load More Replies...The manufacturer of these windows has to use this in their adverts from now on. What a great promo for their product.
I would be scared about the water breaking the window and flooding the house.
Right? This pic would be super- NEXT- LEVEL if a 'gator 🐊 were to be swimming by!
Load More Replies...I heard that there was this one flood in Australia and there were LIVE SHARKS swimming in the roads
This is besides the economic costs that natural disasters can incur on infrastructure and natural landscapes, prompting first responders and emergency services to arrive at the scene—all of this costs a lot of money. And it gets way worse if there are human casualties. Economically speaking, though, hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Harvey and Irma together were responsible for $427 billion of damage several years ago.
In other words, it can be a chain reaction that can reach you in the end.
The Tree That’s Changing Colors Along The Split Of Its Storm-Damaged Trunk
Poor tree indeed, but it still looks really pretty
Load More Replies...this is what happens when a tree is planted exactly on the international date line, and on one side it is still summer, and fall on the other side
Because one side is dying. You really want to cut if off; it'll attract pests that might attack the otherwise healthy part and kill it, too.
I had a tree like that in my front yard in Denver. HOA refused to remove it (in addition to it dying from a storm split trunk it was too close to the condo building in the first place).
When These Are The Inside Doors, You Know We Are Polar Vortexing
If I ever saw anything like that,I'd definitely call 911 for a rescue! 😳😱😫
A Tornado In Thomaston, Georgia, Ripped A Home Off Its Foundation And Put It In The Road
Who killed my sister?? Who killed the witch of the east?? Was it you???
Load More Replies...March 2019, Georgia. Monstrous F5 tore through Alabama and Georgia. The F5 spawned a F1 that danced through my backyard. Yes, I was stupid enough to stand in the front yard and watched as it tossed trees like toothpicks. Mother Nature has a dark sense of humor. The tornado swerved to miss my house then turned again to rip the roof off my Trump worshipping neighbors home.
All of this is caused by pollution. Pollutants, like greenhouse gas, being thrown out into the air has an effect on the climate, forcing it to warm up to a degree where it starts affecting everything else on earth. Soon, one animal population starts to dwindle, affecting other animal populations, which can affect plant life and that’s how you get a domino effect. And imagine that you’re at the end of the chain, being squashed by the last oversized domino. Or getting a tornado-propelled corn cob square in the noggin.
This Is How Cold It Is. Keep Your Heater On If You Can
My husband's family has a house in one of France's coldest places. When closing it for the winter, they need to purge all the water system, and empty all the toilets with a ladle, to avoid that kind of thing.
I don't reccomend turning the heating on at this point, look at the cracks...
Also avoid sitting, when you can. Hey is that a kitty frozen beneath the ice?
We Had Some Snow In Buffalo
Arms and hands usually get colder, faster than legs. At least in my personal experience. And in WI, I see people wearing shorts all year, even when its well below zero.
Load More Replies...Lots of people, especially kids and men, wear shorts in 3 seasons in northern climes. I lived in Minnesota for years and regularly saw kids getting on the schoolbus without jackets when it was 30 or 40 degrees.
Load More Replies...There’s always one guy who goes out in the blizzard in shorts! But no flip-flops?
A Massive Sandstorm (Elsen Shuurga) In Mongolia. Just Another Day On The Steppes
From Phys.org: The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia the most hit by the dangerous phenomenon. Toxic sand storms plague parts of desert and steppe covered Central Asia and North Africa and the UN called them a threat to life. And Nat Geo has an article on how climate change is creating dangerous sandstorms including the SW USA, South America.
or at least shelter in place? this looks like one of those photos of midwesterners mowing their lawn while a tornado prances around the background
Load More Replies...Isn’t this where people go inside for a game of monopoly. This is so F*cked
Speaking of pollution, it’s not the regular Joes who are the biggest polluters, but entire business industries. But regular Joes can be blamed for supporting the said industries with their money in exchange for convenience and other very addictive commodities.
But to give you a clear idea of who’s the most responsible, in the first place we have the fossil fuels sector with a whopping 40.5 gigatons of CO2 emissions. Next up, it’s the agriculture industry with 9.3 gigatons of CO2 or 11%, followed by all things fashion with 10% of all global emissions. These three industries alone amount to more than half of the total emissions worldwide.
Quad Bike Hanging From The Power Lines After Record-Breaking Floods In Eastern Australia
I wonder if it means they sell illicit farm supplies?
Load More Replies...Yes! I know this photo and refer to it quite frequently. The location is Gympie in Queensland, date is February 2022. Gympie was the second worst affected place in Australia in those floods. The floods in Lismore NSW were even higher.
These floods stopped a few metres from our house. We were very lucky to have no more than cosmetic damage - they are still demolishing buildings around us.
Load More Replies...You can see how high the flood was on the trees as well. That must've been an absurd amount of rainfall! 😲
Somewhere in Florida there man telling his buddy he do that. And the beer is being held...
The Heatwave In Britain Made These Cans Explode Inside The Vending Machine
Don't worry, they're refrigerated. So obviously, the power was knocked out here -- you couldn't have bought one, anyway.
Load More Replies...I ran canning lines for years and that is not the usual point of failure. Something was wrong with those seams. If you heat a can of soda until failure, the first thing to happen is the detent on the BOTTOM of the can deforms. Then the can splits up the side. The seam should be the strongest part of the can. Note the non-pepsi can on the left that looks just fine. This was a bad batch and a sign of a failing seamer on the canning line.
Yeah, this entry is BS. Britain may have gotten "hot" during a heat wave, but soda cans exist just fine in Phoenix, Houston, and Djibouti.
Load More Replies...The refrigeration unit died but the lids stayed on the plastic bottles of fizz. Pepsi needs a new idea for storing perhaps
Slightly related tangent. There is a different in ingrediants between Diet Coke Soda and Coke Zero? How do I know? Put a Diet Coke can in the fridge for several weeks and you'll have a very cold Diet Coke when you finally retrieve it. Put a Coke Zero can in the fridge for the same amount of time and it has exploded, becomg solid ice all the way through with the can expanded all around it. It is weird.
Before And After Hurricane Ian (Fort Myers Florida)
That’s probably not even a house. It’s the communal building where the laundry machines are, and where people can take a proper shower, etc.
Load More Replies...I'm sorry to say this, but if you buy a mobile home in Florida, you have a deathwish
Well, it started with a contest over a golden fiddle.....
Load More Replies...Why people insist on living in mobile homes in Hurricane Alley or Tornado Alley is beyond me. I mean, I understand not being able to afford better, but f**k.
A comment from a place of privilege. Not your fault any more than those who can't see their way out of living in mobile homes in tornado alley. Believe me, if people could afford real houses, they would. They aren't in a position of choosing a nice ranch with a basement or a trailer. They have no choice, other than maybe an apartment. But there are reasons (animals, criminal background, etc... ) that may prohibit apartment rental. So you choose a roof over your head.
Load More Replies...It goes without saying that one man armies can amount to something if they work together. Even if it is in small ways: buy second hand, giving companies no incentive to produce more; buy loose tea because screw microplastics and added manufacturing materials; reduce meat intake to also reduce the industry’s necessity for various resources to produce it. Prompting for anything that is reusable is the first and foremost thing to do.
It Has Been Snowing Like Crazy Here In Northern Norway
Would be funny it they just had built a 0,3 meter high roof, and takes this photo with 0,10 meter snow 🙃
Load More Replies...Lack of air aside, that house must be toasty warm. Snow is a good insulator.
We Had Heavy Winds Last Night. We Don’t Own A Trampoline
Small tornado touched down in a friend's back yard years ago. Flung the picnic table down the street, but left the beach ball right where it was.
The Weather Near Seattle
This is typical...not special...it's always raining, cloudy, drizzling....etc.
But if you’re already using reusable stuff—tea balls, rechargeable batteries, reusable bags, etc.—using less of something is the next step. Wash clothes in colder water, lower your monitor brightness (added bonus of not being blinded on the regular), set up automatic power-downs on your devices, and, one of the more surprising ones—download music instead of streaming it. All of this uses less resources to deliver and hence less electricity consumption. And hey, you save some bucks in the end!
The Way This Tree Uprooted After A Storm That Came Through My Area In Ohio Yesterday
After zooming in I'm pretty sure its just split tree .. light wood color.
Load More Replies...Hey, call all our friends. We're gonna need everyone to push it back into place.
It up rooted because its a hardwood and the street cut off its structural root system making a weak side that gave way. If you had big enough equipment, you could right this tree, stake it out with heavy duty wires, and actually run a good chance of saving it. Ive seen it done with Pecan Trees and Live Oaks for years. Thing is its easier just to cut it down.
A Church Steeple Blew Off During A Storm Last Night
It came to earth to give birth, note all the little blue steeples around it
I love the little blue cones. I mean - what-for? To prevent theft? To mark that it's there? Make a sign of ownership? *scratches head*
The Storm Clouds In Egypt Are So Thick To The Point That Light From The Sun Can't Penetrate
The only source of light is light pollution reflecting off the clouds making the whole sky seem orange.
That's not the colour of city lights. That's the colour of a sandstorm.
And now I have Sandstorm by Darude stuck in my head.
Load More Replies...I wasn't there, but this looks more like an approaching sandstorm, which are prevalent in N. Africa.
I'm in California - this Reminds me of how the sky looked when we had fires in Napa, and in Paradise. It's frightening.
It’s not all bad, though. Humanity has been moving towards eco-friendly alternatives for a while now—just not as fast as we’d hope for—but there is movement. Green architecture is pushing forward to meet new climate and energy generation requirements, recycling is expanding with plastics finding new (re)applications, electric vehicle propulsion is key in managing renewable energy. The list goes on and on. It’s not all sad, folks.
It's Raining A Lot In Germany, And Well, That Doesn't Look Good
I hate to perpetuate national stereotypes, even if they are positive, but dammit I have to admire the efficiency of German engineering. Two utilities from the same outlet. Does it also do gas?
who do you call for something like this? an electrician? a plumber? an insurance guy? all of the above?
Nah, only the 3 Stooges were able to get water, electricity and gas from the same sources.
Hurricane Ivan Blew The Roof Off My House And Destroyed Almost Everything I Own
We got so lucky during Ivan. Just minor damage and no power for 2 weeks. I'm so sorry op lost everything.
for some reason, the lighting in this is really throwing me off. like the outside is definitely cloudy, but inside the house looks like it still has lights on. i know it's just a trick of the light or something, but it's really messing with my eyes.
Looks like a football bobblehead or a milwaukee brewers one
Load More Replies...I am so sorry 😞 I hope over time you were able to recover from this. I cant imagine....
Someone Is Going To Hate Windy Weather But I Saw A Cat
So, what are your thoughts on any of this? What do you do to make sure the planet doesn’t cleanse itself of us in violent ways? Share your thoughts and hacks in the comment section below.
We Had Our First Snow Last Night. Apparently, The Tree Decided To Drop All Its Leaves On My Car
IKR? That's one of my favourite mini scenes in the movie series. The instant the very first leaf hits the ground, the tree drops all of the others. Always gets a giggle out of me.
Load More Replies...No, the tree dropped all its leaves on everything in the immediate vicinity. It just happened that your car was one of those things.
I Have Just Finished Repairs From Another Tree Falling 2 Weeks Ago
Or just cut down the heavy and huge trees near the house that have issues with their root systems.
Load More Replies...That's why I cut down all my trees around my house here in Florida, except one huge one that will cost me a small fortune if I ever have to.
Load More Replies...Y'know, your homeowners insurance will usually go down a bit if you clear the space around your house BEFORE it becomes an issue.
My Father In Their Home During Ian
He's calling the florida home insurance and he has just been told they don't cover water damage caused by hurricanes. Look it up lol.
I think he's standing on a table in the water
Load More Replies...That looks like a bedroom. Could’ve been the second floor of the house, too.
Hail Sucks
A number of years ago - flew out to colorado with my brother to visit relatives. HUGE lines at the car rental place because a couple of days prior a major hail storm had destroyed most of their fleet. I forget which 'big name' rental we were at but I heard it didn't matter because the others had been hit as well. We did get a vehicle after standing in line for an hour plus for something that was supposedly already reserved. I felt sorry for the staff. Most customers were pretty polite considering but people were frustrated, tired from travel, wanted to get off their feet. So standing in a zig zagging line 100 deep at a rental counter was not making people happy.
We were once driving in a hailstorm when Jimmy Buffett came on the radio singing "The Stars Fell on Alabama."
dude I mean I can only imagine people running trying to find shelter and getting blasted with these - that looks painful as hell
Police Cars After A Flood In Cesena, Italy
New swim suit uniforms will be furnished at o cost to the officers, who serve and need protection. Towels are separate.
This Boat After Hurricane Ian
Until someone stupid and unlucky swims underneath
Load More Replies...That’s not right at all. Just slap a “for sale as is” sign on it and walk away.
After the May 3, 1999 tornado that hit Oklahoma I have pictures of a boats in trees and on power poles in my grandmother's old neighborhood. We also had pieces from the piers, boat launches that were scattered throughout the neighborhood. The debris was from Lake Thunderbird 25 miles away from where my grandmother lived at the time. Her neighborhood was one of the ones that took a direct hit from an EF-5 tornado and 2 streets over from her house brick houses were completely ripped off of their concrete foundations and stripped bare. There were 48 fatalities and until May 20, 2013 that hit Moore a second time followed by the May 2013 El Reno tornado were the strongest and largest tornados ever recorded.
I live in AR work in the surrounding states and your absolutely correct,storms around here are no joke. Had friends from CA visit when a thunderstorm turned into a few tornadoes touching down in the vicinity. They thought it was Armageddon.
Load More Replies...Montreal Ice Storm, 2023
This seems to be true of many of the trees growing along city streets. Every time I see them being taken out most are hollow and rotting.
Load More Replies...As a child, I loved ice storms. They were so beautiful and the trees sparkled like the holidays when the sun hit them. As an adult? Not so much.
Flooding Outside A NYC Apartment
Looks like the wall at the lower right of the door is about to give it up as well.
Load More Replies...I think I'd be more concerned about the flooding through the electrical system inside the NYC apartment.
Parked On The Main Road Before A Snowstorm
A work of art created by the snowplow driver. They are very good at this !
We Had A Hail Storm In Billings Yesterday
Most of the old pint has already been blasted off!! Now you get to paint your house that orange color you’ve been wanting!!
That's Siding all broken up. You can see see the top join of each piece.
Load More Replies...Drowning Bicycles
Try cycling the wedstrijd tegenwind (competition against the wind) with this!
They canceled the ride against the wind competition this year because of the wind. No joke. Ok.. tbh. It was a 120km/h wind (75mph) but still......
Load More Replies...Today It Was Windy In Los Angeles
And shouldn’t be ignored, because they’re hot winds that blow heat and dust in from the desert and tend to massively spread any fires they encounter.
Load More Replies...A Tornado Took My Roof Yesterday
My question exactly. But more importantly, will it bring back the roof?
Load More Replies...An Englewood, Florida Home After Hurricane Ian (October, 2022)
It's a good thing he parked his airplane inside, it could of blown away !
April In Finland. It Was Sunny And I Was Getting Ready To Go Cycling, Good Thing I Looked Outside Before Leaving
All good you can get out your skis instead for street exercise runs
A McLaren Underwater Due To Hurricane Ian In Miami
I always park my expensive sports cars inside, even when it rains just a little !
Im sure i saw a youtube video where this car was restored. Think the name of the channel was tarvish.
I live in Florida and remember seeing this on the local news - it was in a garage, but the door was blown out and the car carried out with the surge. Garage doors are worthless with that level of storm surge!
Load More Replies...Our Big Tree Broke In Half In A 15-Minute Storm
That looks like a cedar, it takes a very long time to get that big.
This Moring, I Walked Down To The Flooded Road In My Village To Warn People About The Flood. I Told The BMW Driver He Wouldn't Get Through, But He Didn't listen
Looking at the height of the water against the BMW, if it stays that depth and he drives very slowly, he should make it, however it looks deeper wher the van is. I driven my classic through fords that deep and it has less ground clearance than that! You need to go slow enough that the bow wave doesn't reach the air intake.
I live in a rain forest, our roads flood frequently. We either put cardboard in front of the radiator or drive in reverse through the questionable places. That said we know from hard earned experience which spots we can get through and avoid flowing water.
Load More Replies...You also tell BMW drivers how indicators work and they don't understand that, either.
Never drive into standing water. Your vehicle can be carried away as the flooding worsens and/or you can drown inside the car when it fills. You can't open the doors against the water pressure
Here in Australia, there are always those who think they can make it. we have annual flooding in many places and still, they end up down the creek undiscovered until the waters subside.
Don't be so silly, OP. BMW drivers don't listen to anything but their own voices.
Somebody Put A Tortilla On My Car's Hood. It Baked On There Due To High Heat. Now I Will Have To Clean It Off After I Get Off Work
My 20-Year-Old Tree Got Uprooted In A Wind Storm Back Home Last Night
I hope they contacted an arborist or a tree doctor. That tree might be saved as its roots seem to be intact.
Was wondering the same... Can it be re-planted after that?
Load More Replies...You can save this!!!!!!!! Call a local arborist if this ever happens. Some will even come out for free if it's an endangered native species to help you save it. Don't chop it up before calling someone to make sure. They have so many ways to replant them & doctor them to get them to keep growing! I've seen this happen a few times. One time it was a 50ft oak tree in my dad's backyard when I was like 12zzz It blew over just like this. They saved it!!! Don't give up!!!! Trees are so resilient. Also, ppl don't realize that tree roots don't usually grow super deep. They generally stay close to the surface like 1-3 ft below. Thats why they can blow over like this. So all is not lost. Don't give up.
Just lift/drag it to its place and give it a tap and good ol’ speech about what a good tree it is and please do not try and escape again.
6 Ft Of Snow And A 100 Ft Driveway
Yes it does!! I wonder where/when this was taken!
Load More Replies...where do you think you’re driving to? just close the garage door and make some hot cocoa
This Is An Intense Dust Storm Usually Carried By A Weather Front. The One That Hit Near My Hometown A Few Days Ago
Heavy Wind Uprooted A Tree On My Front Lawn
All you need is a pickup truck, some rope, and a few guys and you can pop that back into place
I thought the house across the street also got blown over. Then I realized it's the OP's mailbox. 🤪
Load More Replies...Actually the tree was in the little strip of greenery between the sidewalk nd the road, so it’s actually city property that blew over onto private property. It’s up to the city to remove the tree and fix any damage it did to your property.
At least in the US, if someone else's tree falls into/onto your property, it's your problem. https://www.farmers.com/learn/insurance-questions/tree-fell-on-house/
Load More Replies...It has very little root on that side due to the road, which is why it has lifted. If it were in a bigger space, it might have survived.
Load More Replies...Catastrophic Floods In Brisbane, Australia
Not as high as at Gympie and Lismore. Feb 2022. For some reason, insurance premiums went sky high after that. It's a surprise that the insurance companies didn't go under.
Due To A Storm We Had Here In South Texas, The Vine On My Neighbor's House Peeled Off
A Hailstorm Destroyed Our Roof And Insurance Doesn't Pay Because The Hail Was A Bigger Diameter Than What's Covered
I’ve worked in insurance for 15 years and something doesn’t track with the reason “insurance won’t pay”- I’ve never heard of the diameter mattering- how would they even prove that? I’m guessing there’s a higher hail deductible so it doesn’t result in a payout. That doesn’t mean insurance won’t pay, it means the claim was under the policy deductible.
Yeah the wood part of the patio looks fine, it's just the plastic roofing and that isn't going to be an outrageous amount of money to replace.
Load More Replies..."the hail is a bigger diameter"... WTF KINDA BULLCRAP IS THAT!?
Insurance companies ARE NOT your friends. They will screw you if they can.
My Neighbor's Tree Smashed Into My Parent's Bedroom During The Bad Weather
Maybe hang a snake over it to add to the jungle feeling
Load More Replies...The Wind Blew This Full Plant Pot So Hard That It Impaled My Grandmother's Tree
The Weight Of The Snow Destroyed My Neighbor's Patio Roof While They Are On Vacation
at least it was just the patio? like, that sucks but it could've been way worse
Well, it looks pretty 'home made' in the first place - no proper support.
My Neighbor Parked Under The Tree To Shield His Car From The Snow
It Rained In Freezing Weather Last Night Before My Night Shift
My House Got Hit By A Tornado Yesterday, It's Heavily Damaged But Still Standing, And Nobody Is Injured
I have no idea how to get the grill out of my pool's deep end though.
errr - drain the pool (cos you have to do it anyway now the water's contaminated)....
45 Minute Storm Dropped A Tree On My House
Half of these tree breaking images show massive internal rot in the trees…
most of them are planted in clay rich soil so the roots dont go deep and the water tends to build up causing the rot to start. once it starts, it keep going.
Load More Replies...My Car Played An April Fool's Joke On Me By Rolling All Four Of My Windows Down While It Snowed Overnight
Some cars that have a fob can roll down the windows if u hit the button a certain number of times quickly. It's an actual feature I found this out on a car I had when I hit the unlock button a few times because well I like pressing buttons more than I need to and all of a sudden the 2 front windows rolled down. I was dumbfounded until someone told me about the feature. Not sure if that's what happened here but maybe lol
My Honda does that if you push the unlock button twice and keep it pressed. It will roll down all windows and open the sunroof.
Came Back To Check The House After The Neighborhood Flooded From The Hurricane. Wasn’t Expecting My Car To Look Like This
Parts Of Pakistan Are Still Underwater. The Effects Are Devastating (Flood 2022 December)
The Winds Caught The Empty Pool. It No Longer Holds Water, I Tried
My Car After A 24" (61 Cm) Snowstorm In Denver
I would love fellow pandas to see how we completely lose our minds when it snows in the UK 🇬🇧 We get even a cm of snow and everything closes, kids don’t go to school, we live off those three cans of soup in the kitchen and text friends to see if they are ok… I wish I was exaggerating but I think other brits will agree… apart from the Scot’s, they are hard as freaking nails
As a Scot, I can confirm we find it hilarious when England grinds to a halt with half an inch of snow, while we’re still going to work when it’s up to our knees.
Load More Replies...Had A Little Wind Last Night. The Trampoline Decided To Take A Leisurely Walk Into A Dense Field Of Thorn Bushes
It's only 85°F (29°C) so the weather will make this nice and easy.
When the weather gets bad, they like to bounce.
Load More Replies...Damage In My Neighborhood From 90 Miles Per Hour Wind Storm In Rochester, NY
We Are Putting Our House On The Market Tomorrow, With A Prospective Buyers Lined Up Already. Mother Nature Decided To Throw Down Some Huge Hail And A Tornado
Thankful we were spared from worse.
Heavy Rain + Old City Sewer Systems = A Major Mess
This Powerline Pole Was Suspended Mid-Air Near My House This Week
I thought the pole was supposed to keep the lines up, not the other way around!!
I Came Across An Earthquake And Landslide Damage In Japan That Has Not Yet Been Repaired
Looks like an achievement setup in a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game :D
I would have said 20 minutes but I didn’t count the drying time :)
Load More Replies...My Ceiling Collapsed Today Due To Frozen Water Cracks Freezing From The Texas Snow
My GF’s Greenhouse Was Blown Over Last Night During 28°F Weather
NOOOOOO!!! For future reference: bolt it down. I've had mine up for a good five years now, despite a few wind storms that completely destroyed a couple other things in the yard.
Forgotten For 6 Hours In The Storm
A Sign Blown Down By The Wind
Holy c**p! I live behind the grey and red apartments! You can actually see our building behind that first tree to the left of the sign
Somebody Forgot To Close The Door Of Their Truck Last Night
Are We Doing Awesome Views Ruined By Nature? Here's The Lookout On Top Of Table Mountain In South Africa, One Day We Go Up
I have half a dozen or so photos like these. I used to research extreme storms. Remind me to put them on the web some time.
Start a post on Bored Panda! We could do with more decent stuff
Load More Replies...What’s with the pictures of people staying in their homes during a major hurricane thinking they can ride it out? Those windows may not have held. I hope that gentleman wasn’t making his phone call from upstairs. You may dodge a bullet with one hurricane, but not the next one. Possessions can be replaced. People can’t.
Don't drown, turn around. Seriously. My mother was a dispatcher for years. The most traumatic call she ever handled was a woman trapped in her vehicle while it filled up with water during a hurricane. She stayed on the phone with her until it cut out.
We've had 2 storms in the last month or so in the UK, both times my roof has leaked, had to wait 3 weeks for a roofer to patch it. £1350 to add lead flashing onto the joint and add some membrane, took 2 guys 3 hours. I'm in the wrong business.
I live across the street from Golden Gate Park. The trees there are HUGE. The years we get way too much rain in too short of a time, a couple will fall over and make a huge problem. Obviously not as bad as the ones in the list but even in California storms can cause issues.
And there are still people who don't 'believe' in global warming/climate change!
This shows what planting large single tree's in an urban area that has had most of the top soil removed . The tree roots have no deep hold. They are top heavy and a strong wind topples them over.
I have half a dozen or so photos like these. I used to research extreme storms. Remind me to put them on the web some time.
Start a post on Bored Panda! We could do with more decent stuff
Load More Replies...What’s with the pictures of people staying in their homes during a major hurricane thinking they can ride it out? Those windows may not have held. I hope that gentleman wasn’t making his phone call from upstairs. You may dodge a bullet with one hurricane, but not the next one. Possessions can be replaced. People can’t.
Don't drown, turn around. Seriously. My mother was a dispatcher for years. The most traumatic call she ever handled was a woman trapped in her vehicle while it filled up with water during a hurricane. She stayed on the phone with her until it cut out.
We've had 2 storms in the last month or so in the UK, both times my roof has leaked, had to wait 3 weeks for a roofer to patch it. £1350 to add lead flashing onto the joint and add some membrane, took 2 guys 3 hours. I'm in the wrong business.
I live across the street from Golden Gate Park. The trees there are HUGE. The years we get way too much rain in too short of a time, a couple will fall over and make a huge problem. Obviously not as bad as the ones in the list but even in California storms can cause issues.
And there are still people who don't 'believe' in global warming/climate change!
This shows what planting large single tree's in an urban area that has had most of the top soil removed . The tree roots have no deep hold. They are top heavy and a strong wind topples them over.
