Tsunamis travel at the speed of a jet plane in the open ocean — up to 800 km/h.

The most tornadoes in a single day occurred on April 27, 2011 — 218 twisters struck the southeastern US.

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A fire tornado is a spinning column of fire — they can reach 1,600°C and heights of over 100 meters.

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Lightning can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun.

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Fireflies can synchronize their flashing across entire forests — a phenomenon studied by chaos mathematicians.

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Certain plants close their leaves when touched as a defense response.

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The Year Without a Summer in 1816 followed a massive volcanic eruption.

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Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

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Ice storms coat everything in ice up to several centimeters thick — toppling trees, power lines, and buildings.

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