EXTREME WEATHER: "Extraordinary" - Waterfall Doubles Back From Gale Force Winds In Scotland!

Gale-Force winds blow water back up waterfall

February 6, 2016 - SCOTLAND - The wind is so strong in Scotland that water is getting blown back up waterfalls, seemingly against the laws of gravity.

Footage shared by a cottage rental firm based in Mull, Scotland shows 90 mile per hour winds stopping a waterfall on the Isle of Mull dead in its tracks earlier this week.

The extraordinary winds are a product of Storm Henry, the latest windstorm of the season, which has prompted severe weather warnings and caused thousands of power outages this week.


WATCH: Waterfall doubles back, Isle of Mull.

While Henry's waterfall-stopping powers were certainly impressive, the strongest recorded wind of the UK/Ireland windstorm season so far occurred on Jan. 29, when Storm Gertrude produced a blustery gust that reached speeds of 105 miles per hour. - Discovery.

MONUMENTAL EARTH CHANGES: "They Have Never Seen This Happen Before" - Storm Desmond Brings HIGHEST WATERFALL In England Back To Life After HUNDREDS OF YEARS! [PHOTOS]

December 8, 2015 - ENGLAND - Storm Desmond has brought a waterfall back to life at a famous beauty spot for the first time in living memory.

While they last, the falls at Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales are believed to be the highest in England, thundering off a cliff 260ft (80m high).

Local residents and tourists gathered on Sunday to see the phenomenon, which is believed to be the first time the falls have flowed in hundreds of years.

Stu Gledhill, who filmed the scene, wrote on YouTube: "Talking to two neighbours who are both around 80 and have both lived in Malhamdale all their lives.

"They have never seen this happen before, and some suggestions are that it could be nearly 200 years since it was last recorded."

Malham Cove's amphitheatre-shaped cliff formation was used as a filming location in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and is believed to have been J.R.R. Tolkien's inspiration for the fort of Helm's Deep in The Lord of the Rings.

Melting glaciers caused the original waterfall and a small stream fell over the cliff until centuries ago, when it disappeared underground into the network of caves beneath.

But they could not handle the floodwaters sent thundering through the Dales on Sunday after Storm Desmond brought a month of rainfall in a single day.

The Government declared a major incident as homes were flooded across northern England and Scotland.

Tens of thousands of people remained without power today after an electricity substation in Lancaster was flooded, while the Army was called in to evacuate homes in Cumbria.

The Environment Agency still has 46 severe flood warnings in place, warning of a "danger to life", and 80 less serious alerts.

A 90-year-old man died in London on Saturday when he was reportedly blown into the side of a moving bus, while Cumbria Police are searching for an elderly man who fell into a swollen river in Kendal.

Rain and heavy winds have subsided but the Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for the rest of the week and forecast "persistent rain". - Independent.

ICE AGE NOW: The Great FALL Of China - Ice-Cool Climbers Brave Bitterly Cold Temperatures To Scale Frozen Beijing WATERFALL! [STUNNING PHOTOS]

January 14, 2014 - CHINA - The wall of ice in the Miyun district is perfect for a spot of climbing, providing you have a head for heights.

It is so cold in the Miyun District, Beijing, that a waterfall has actually frozen solid,
which is good news for ice climbers

Frozen: Recent sub zero conditions have caused chaos in across the world, but not in China where
adventurers have turned the bitter temperatures in a fun pastime.

The sub zero conditions have caused havoc in places, but not in China where they're using the plummeting temperatures to their advantage.

Any ice cool tourists brave enough can scale the usually raging torrent with the help of some crampons and a pickax.

It is so cold in the Miyun District, Beijing, that a waterfall has actually frozen solid,
which is good news for ice climbers

Challenge: The incredible sight has attracted dozens of climbers who armed with crampons
and a pickaxes decided to scale the vast waterfall

Freezing weather conditions have battered much of the globe with parts of America dropping to -60 thanks to Winter Storm Hercules.

Conditions in the north of America are so historically low that the world-famous Niagara Falls actually froze spawning some truly amazing snaps.

Although it looks tricky many of the tourists are skilled in ice climbing and are
kitted out with the professional equipment

Watched by tourists down below the climbers scale the magnificent site before it melts
and turns into running water again

Lake Michigan steamed because the water was warmer than the surrounding air, and the small town of Hell froze over - for real.


SOURCES: ETN | Daily Mail.