We humans like to think that we’re in charge of the planet we live on. Without being able to collectively decide how it should be done, we’re at the controls. But are we in control?
The scientific community is, in fact, converging on the idea that we have entered a new phase of Earth’s history — one in which our activity has become a powerful agent of geological change, equal to the other great forces of nature that build mountains and shape continents and species. The proposed name for this emerging period is the “Anthropocene” or the age of humanity.
But nature doesn’t care about that. It’s not conceding anything and reminds us about its power whenever it has the chance. From droughts and wildfires to earthquakes and floods, it has plenty of tools to do so as well.
So we at Bored Panda decided to put together a list of pictures, showing just how chaotic our surroundings can get. Continue scrolling to check them out and upvote the most memorable ones!
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#1 Heavy Rain Turns Stairway Into A Waterfall
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#2 So There’s Been A Bit Of Rain In Ireland Recently
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#3 This Tree Was Struck By Lightning 3 Hours Ago
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#4 Lightning Hit Sidewalk
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#5 Cedar Tree Explosion
A storm blew through central Kansas this evening and exploded this cedar tree near my house. Someone speculated it was a microburst. I just thought it was neat.
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#6 My Friend Was Flying Out Of Phoenix Last Night. He Just Missed The Dust Storm
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#7 This Is The Road I’m Supposed To Drive On My Final Driving Test This Morning. Fog My Life
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#8 My Sister Rented A Flat Here In North Of Iceland For Christmas. This Is Her View
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#9 Summers In England
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#10 Over 4 Meters (13 Ft.) Of Snow At Riksgränsen Skii Resort In Northen Sweden
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#11 The Sky In Murcia, Spain, Turned Orange Because Of Dust From The Sahara
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#12 When It’s Your Stop And The Doors Open To This
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#13 Hurricane Mattew Was A Sod Of A Beach In Daytona
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#14 Welcome To Narnia: Two Days Of Gale Force Winds Along Lake Erie Have Iced Over Many Of The Homes Along The Beach In Hamburg, NY
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#15 Dedication On Display For Buffalo Bills Fans
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#16 What Happens In Southern Utah After A Wind Storm
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#17 Hail Through Sunroof
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#18 Went To Go See The Golden Gate Bridge
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#19 Lightning Strikes A Golf Practice Green In Iowa
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#20 Took This Pic When The Sandstorm Was About To Hit
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#21 Tree In My Town Burning From A Lightning Strike
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#22 Thickness Of Ice On My Windshield In Romania
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#23 Damaging Winds And Severe Storms Just Blew Through Indiana. Patio Table Stuck Into A Wall
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#24 Found This In My Yard After Strong Winds. I Guess You Would Call It A Tumble Weave?
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#25 This Is What Happens In My Hometown When You Don’t Leave The Faucet Trickling In The Winter. Pipes Bursting In Watertown, NY
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#26 Tornado-Driven Branch Impales My House Directly Above My Kid’s Bed
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#27 It’s Been So Cold, I Snapped My Welcome Mat
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#28 I Guess I’m Not Driving Anywhere Today
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#29 This Photo Was Taken At 9 AM On August 17, 2018, In Prince George, British Columbia. The Smoke From The Wildfires Is So Thick It’s Blocking Out The Sun
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#30 Lightning Blew Up My Mailbox Last Night, Of All The Things
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#31 My Trip To Mount Rushmore Last Year
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#32 This Tree Fell And Pulled The Whole Lawn Up With It
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#33 A Bit Windy Today
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#34 After Flood, Fire And Rescue Departments Going Door To Door To Check The Safety Of Structures
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#35 I Hate Freezing Rain
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#36 Record-Breaking Snowfall From Canadian Blizzard. 30 Inches Fell On Friday Alone
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#37 Hurricane Damaged Boardwalk
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#38 Our Beloved Hotdog Stand Got Damaged During Hurricane Irma
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#39 This Poor Lambo I Towed In Calgary Ab After Hail And Flooding
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#40 Iowa Corn Flattened By 100mph Winds
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#41 Got A Call Earlier That A Tree Fell On My House
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#42 The Roof In My Apartment Collapsed Due To Rain, But The Latex Paint Caught The Drywall
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#43 I (Left) Was Excited To See The Tip Of Africa From Gibraltar But… Fog. Still The Closest I’ve Ever Been
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#44 Algeria, Les Fusillés Metro Station This Evening. After The Torrential Rains
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#45 Not As Bad As The Guy Who Traveled To See The Golden Gate Bridge, But This Is My Wife And I At The Highest Point On Skyline Drive, Overlooking The Majestic Shenandoah Valley
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#46 There Was A Blizzard Last Night So We Decided To Check On Our Car
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#47 Mother Nature Decided That This BMW Should Be A Convertible
Massive storm with high winds uprooted a bunch of trees yesterday.
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#48 In Iceland – Restaurant Had A Broken Door During A Severe Snow Storm
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#49 When You Are Flooded, And Don’t Wanna Get Electrocuted, But Hopeful
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