Where did the ocean disappear after irma? Video: Hurricane Irma took ocean water from the Bahamas. One Bahamian meteorologist explained this strange phenomenon on his Facebook page.
Last week, Hurricane Irma shocked the world by destroying several island countries in the Caribbean, writes Bored Panda.
Now the storm has reached the United States and the Bahamas, where there is a rare and terrible phenomenon that could be a harbinger of even more terrible disasters.
Tropical hurricanes have already left over 2.6 million homes without electricity, but now the direction of the wind has changed. Winds blow towards the center of the storm, which is why the water in the ocean has left the coast. This not only looks strange, but can also mean disastrous consequences when the water returns with a new force.
Hurricane Irma reached Florida and the Bahamas, where a rare phenomenon is observed.
Ocean currents are pulled in depth by tropical winds, and the beaches are “drying up”.
On Long Island, Bahamas, water receded over the horizon.
According to meteorologists, low hurricane pressure acts as a “suction mechanism."
Two marine inhabitants of Florida recently felt the environmental consequences of Irma.
Locals found two manatees, stranded due to the outflow of water. They managed to drag the animals to the ocean, which retreated as much as 100 meters.
One Bahamian meteorologist explained this strange phenomenon on his Facebook page:
“A hurricane is an area of \u200b\u200blow pressure, and in the center of the hurricane there is an accumulation of water, which is called a storm surge. In the center of the hurricane, the water reaches a level of 3-4.5 m above the normal high tide. This water must be taken from somewhere - and in this case it is taken from the outer border of Hurricane Irma. Simply put, there is an overabundance of water in the center of the hurricane, and a lack of water around the edges. This has already happened in the history of the Bahamas, although a long time ago - after Hurricane No. 5 in 1936. Residents then recalled how they collected fish and shells on the seabed, exposed after the storm. ”
Can't believe it anyway? Well here's a video for you:
If you are in an area affected by Hurricane Irma, please follow all emergency services requirements! Do not try to outsmart the elements!
The territory of a number of Caribbean countries, distributed on social networks by users who were at that moment in the Bahamas.
The Irma turned out to be so powerful that it pulled in and took water along the coast. At first, users expressed the opinion that there was an “ebb of ocean water” in the Bahamas, and residents and guests of the island popular with tourists need to be immediately evacuated due to a possible tsunami. However, according to eyewitnesses, the hurricane Irma, which could become one of the most destructive in history, was found to be so rare.
Several Twitter users complain that the water seems to have simply "evaporated" during the hurricane Irma. The frames show sea shells lying on wet, rocky sand, buoys and docks without water under them. In these videos, ocean water is not visible - even beyond the horizon.
"I'm at a loss now ... It's Long Island, the Bahamas, and the ocean water is gone!", - wrote Twitter user @ Kaydi_K who posted the video.
According to The Washington Post, low pressure has occurred in the center of the storm, which raises water upward. “Due to the low pressure, air is sucked into the center of the hurricane, and when it is really low, it can change the shape of the ocean’s surface,” the newspaper’s observer explains, adding that “when a storm pulls water toward the center, it breaks away from the ocean.”
However, The Time notes, some users have suggested that the disappeared water may indeed indicate the approach of a powerful tsunami, but this is not so. Wayne Neely, an expert with the Bahamas Meteorology Department, wrote on Facebook that the phenomenon had previously occurred during a hurricane that hit Aklins Island in the Bahamas in 1936. He also warned that the water would return soon - and residents should be careful, as "its return can be powerful." “Sometimes water returns with even greater fury,” the expert stated.
Hurricane Irma passed through the Bahamas on Friday and hit other Caribbean islands last week. A fourth category storm on Sunday morning in Florida, and is expected to advance to the west coast of the state at a speed of about 215 kilometers per hour. In the southeastern United States, "floods of several hundred kilometers of the coast due to a potentially deadly storm are expected," the US National Meteorological Service (NWS) warned.
On Saturday, a hurricane, as they say, “tangentially” hit a part of Cuba. Wind gusts in Camaguey province reached 260 km / h. According to AFP, Irma is the first hurricane of such a force since 1932 that directly affected Cuban territory. Waves up to 11 meters high hit houses and tourist sites along the coast of Havana on Sunday morning, reaching famous hotels such as Copacabana, whose guests were with residents of flooded neighborhoods. In addition, on Sunday, a hurricane, weakening to the third category, walked through the popular resort of Varadero. There were no destructions - local residents and tourists felt strong gusts of wind.
“Our preliminary assessment of the damage in Varadero is that it was mainly caused by metal structures, suspended ceilings and some buildings,” Teresa Rojas Monzon, head of the Civil Defense Department in Matanzas province, said in an interview with Cuban state television on Sunday resort.
Saturday morning for residents of the island of Long Island in the Bahamas presented a massive surprise. The ocean, the center of this universe and the most beautiful part of tropical nature ... has disappeared. A dry bottom with shells and a little trash where yesterday you could dive directly from the pier. Command website found the answer to the question: what happened there? This natural phenomenon is simply staggering.
So it was at the beginning of the week
And here is what the locals saw on Saturday
Experts unanimously call the culprit of an event similar to biblical tradition: Irma. An incredible power hurricane has an “eye” - the central part, an area with very low pressure, where it draws everything in a row and flowing water in the first place. The element literally drained the ocean, pulled out of it a huge amount of water, which will soon spill unprecedented rainfall, when the "eye" passes by. So the sea will return to the Bahamas, only there will be little joy.
Some residents were frightened by the tsunami threat, because a sharp departure of water from the shore is considered a sure sign of the approach of a big wave. But not in this case - the water went to heaven, where monstrous winds will carry it hundreds of kilometers and then somewhere in Florida a record amount of rainfall will pour out. As for the Bahamas, experts believe that by Monday, water levels will return to their previous levels.
An unusual phenomenon excited users of the social network.
The record shows how far the waters of the Atlantic Ocean went far from the coast. Network users said that what they saw more closely resembles the coast before the tsunami, but there is no such warning from rescue services intkbbe has been reported.
"I can’t believe it. It's Lons Island, the Bahamas, and there is simply no water !!! As far as the eye can see," the author of the video wrote.
“So it’s like a tsunami ...”, “Madness is simple!”, “When the water goes like that, it can mean that a tsunami is approaching. Tell your own to RISE THE HILL RIGHT NOW. Away from the coastline. Warn the others,” comment video frame users.
Meteorologist Angela Fritz told The Washington Post about what happened on the coast.
“In the center of the hurricane, where the zone of extremely low pressure is located, the water pulls upward. The low pressure works like a pump: it draws in air, and when it drops enough, it can even change the shape of the ocean surface. The hurricane takes water to the center, and from the periphery it leaves, "said the specialist.
According to eyewitnesses, the next day the water really returned to the beaches of the Bahamas, which is clearly visible in the photograph.
After the tropical hurricane Irma moved towards Florida, water left the islands on the islands in the Atlantic Ocean. People photographed this unusual natural phenomenon and filmed it on video. Many panicked, but meteorologists said that it was normal and explained how it worked.
On Saturday, September 9, strange photos and even videos made in the Bahamas appeared on social networks. This archipelago is located north of Cuba and southeast of the state of Florida, not far from where the eye of hurricane Irma passes.
The photo shows that the waters of the Atlantic Ocean went far from the coast - so much so that water is not visible at all. This is similar to what the coast looks like before the tsunami - but no earthquake was reported in the area. Vacationers were puzzled and scared.
“I can’t believe it. This is Long Island, the Bahamas, and there is simply no water !!! As far as the eye can see. ”
“My family in the Bahamas says, Irma sucked out all the water. There is literally no water. The beach and the ocean have disappeared. ”
In the comments under his tweets, many write “Madness!”, “WTF” and advise them to run to some high place.
“When the water leaves like this, it could mean that a tsunami is approaching. Tell yours to RISE UP THE HILL RIGHT NOW. Away from the coastline. Warn the rest. "
Photos from the same coast were published by other users.
"The sea is dry."
Meteorologist Angela Fritz explained to The Washington Post the nature of this phenomenon.
In the center of the hurricane, where the zone of extremely low pressure is located, water is pulled upward. Low pressure works like a pump: it draws in air, and when it drops hard enough, it can even change the shape of the surface of the ocean. A hurricane takes water to the center, and it leaves the periphery.
The next day, eyewitnesses report that the water returned to the beaches of the Bahamas. It is possible to compare how the seashore looked from the same point on September 9 and September 10.
“Irma” passed through the Caribbean, causing terrible destruction (dozens of people died) and on Sunday reached the United States. Perhaps this is the strongest storm ever raging in the Atlantic. While some in a hurry strengthened their homes and swept away goods from store shelves, others could not tear themselves away from the video and photo of the storm. "Irma" seems to users of the Internet so beautiful and perfect hurricane that they are.
Despite the destruction, in social networks, the Americans are trying not to lose heart and even held a flash mob: people sent ordinary fans and hair dryers towards the cyclone in order to change its direction. Volunteers gathered tens of thousands, although the result was so-so. Then they are.
