Monday, December 6, 2010

Extreme Hail!

When nature decides to shoot it all to smithereens it uses giant ice bullets. Extreme hail is probably the most dangerous and life-threating weather event for those unlucky enough to be in the open. It leaves fist-sized dents in the sheet metal, destroys windshields and comes down with a force that some compare with hand grenades, or an artillery attack. 












 A murderous hailstorm in the Middle East, which decimated livestock and seemed to particularly dislike SUVs:




 Guo Huang sent us photographs, documenting the process and aftermath of one such crazy "drum-solo" from hell:

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