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Maybe a microburst [0] of air from a developing thunderstorm? Basically, an extremely powerful downward burst of cold air. Seems to have killed birds in the pas
by drzoltar 5y ago
Maybe a microburst [0] of air from a developing thunderstorm? Basically, an extremely powerful downward burst of cold air. Seems to have killed birds in the past [1]. This is absolutely terrifying during takeoff/landing inside an airplane [2].
[0]: https://www.weather.gov/ama/microbursts https://www.weather.gov/ama/microbursts
[1]: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/mystery-solved-unusual-microbursts-of-downward-air-killed-hundreds-of-birds-in-lancaster-county/article_2dc3c294-2f8e-11e4-a96b-0017a43b2370.html https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/mystery-solved-unusua...
[2]:
https://youtu.be/Q3Sr2F_xxLo https://youtu.be/Q3Sr2F_xxLo
- rambojazz 5y agoThe article from The Guardian quotes as the most likely cause: "Dr Richard Broughton, an ecologist [..] said a predator could have made the birds swirl tightly and driven them towards the ground, with higher birds forcing lower ones to crash into the buildings or the ground."