Top 10 Most Mysterious Natural Disaster Events

These unsolved earth mysteries will freak you out. For this list, we’re looking at some of the strangest mysteries surrounding natural disasters on Earth and further afield. Our countdown includes Year of Darkness (536), 8th Century Gamma Ray (775), The Tunguska Event (1908), and more! Let us know in the comments which you think is the most bizarre.
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[@WatchMojo]

Let us know in the comments which you think is the most bizarre. Learn about other disasters here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3eynJ95hMagorc

[@EricaShady10171972]

The one that people saw ghosts. I thought Japanese people were less superstitious than Latinos.

[@iangurudata]

This was an exceptionally disappointing list falling far short of the standard of excellence I've come to expect of this (and its sister) channels. Not only are mosy of these events significantly more researched and understood than provided for in the video, but I don't believe the #1 selection fits the theme of the list itself.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Japan:* "Ah great. We got an infestation of ghosts, again."

[@theodorekohorst8825]

Stay AWAY from forests.

[@BlitzMedia1216]

For some reason that just made me truly laugh out loud, you caught me off guard!

[@chriscoker7794]

Lmao.

[@dickfacy6229]

Lol. "Ghosts" Ridiculous.

[@onewayturtles]

They've learned to take everything in stride. What with the bombings and the constant attacks from radiative monsters.

[@Heather_no_numbers]

I love these kinds of top tens. Do more!

[@WatchMojo]

Glad to hear it!

[@Outside85]

That number one spot really should have been something else, the rest of the list is sensible... but then you end it with ghost stories...

[@redwardranger7034]

Number 1 is like a plot twist that didn't work. Sure the Earthquake is a tragedy, but I think ghost can't be categorized as such

[@jordanstuck747]

This was a really interesting list up until the random paranormal turn for the number 1 spot

[@JackTejada]

Very disappointing.

[@kevinth66]

Agreed. WM does seem to love their pseudoscientific nonsense and can't seem to separate it from reality.

[@thudthud5423]

The thing about the Carrington Event was that scientists knew enough in 1859 to figure out what happened and that there were electrical lines around to demonstrate something happened. The question is: has this happened before in history when there was no technology to detect it? If so, is this a regular type of phenomenon that happens every century or every few centuries or every few millenia?

[@paulkurilecz4209]

I think that the only way to determine the occurrence of similar events would be to look for records of unusual locations for aurora sightings or very strong aurora events.

[@alfredourbina793]

Like the one on 2012.

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

The interesting thing about Venus is that it is the second planet from the sun, but is also the hottest planet. Mercury, which is significantly closer to the sun, is cooler on the surface. All that high pressure CO2 the video mentioned absorbs and holds onto heat. So it actually slowly continues getting hotter until the day it becomes so hot that it just breaks apart and becomes a small asteroid field, slowly making an ascending orbit away from the sun, and possibly even colliding with the Earth in the process.

[@WatchMojo]

Terrifying! Thanks for the interesting info!

[@Matt-bg5wg]

god that IS terrifying!

[@AssassinDevil34]

That sounds terrifying Imagine if we used to lived on there and we had to move to earth because of it

[@hepchaos]

wow. Nice story, with almost every single thing you said being impossible by the laws of physics. First, the hottest planet is Jupiter. Second, CO2 can only hold so much heat, and Venus radiates heat like everything else; but that doesn't matter because even if you impossibly could turn the whole mass of Venus into one big ball of hot gas, so what. It's not going to defy gravity and pick itself up and move from it's orbit just because it feels like it. And objects just don't "acsend away from the sun". That's not how gravity works, or there would be no solar system.

[@qs2808]

Yes, because gravity of the sun definitely pushes instead of pulls

[@r1i1c1c1o1]

Ghosts as #1 mysterious natural disaster? Cmon. 🤦‍♂️

[@BroAnarchy]

For the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, NUKES Top 5 had a video of a taxi driver with a dash cam that showed the driver driving off from the curb, and half a minute later you see a girl half visible in the back seat magically appear out of nowhere, then disappear into thin air.... That stuff over there is crazy! And in my mind, very real.

[@multiyapples]

Rest In Peace to those that passed away.

[@josephbonczyk3182]

Good job on being one incredible announcer, Peter! Keep up the great work!

[@kaiooliveira7113]

thx for the video

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do top 10 episodes of the show the Deep?

[@stone1andonly]

One interesting aspect of the Tunguska Event is that it took several decades before there was a serious scientific expedition to the region to conduct an investigation, mainly thanks to the various political upheavals in Russia that led to the formation of the Soviet Union. The first expedition had in its company a scientist who had recently studied another catastrophic event and its aftermath - the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He found the pattern of destruction very similar to the atomic blasts in those cities and posited a theory that it might have been the result of an alien spacecraft exploding in the atmosphere over the area.

[@josecarrilloii4036]

F.B.I. Special Agent *Fox Mudler (David Duchovny)* also made a reference to the *1908 Tunguska Event* in the Season 4 episode *"Tunguska"* from *"The X-Files" (1993-2002; 2016-2018).*

[@OWN_N_PWN117]

Ah yes, Wendigoon would be proud 👏

[@momseasytreats5927]

Incredible!

[@trexadvent4726]

What would happen if these natural disaster events never happened? What do you think is the best thing to prevent them from happening?

[@BroAnarchy]

Pray hard. Pray so hard you fart a bag of _hershey's kisses_

[@Gashnaw]

You cant prevent them. If they are gonna happen, they are gonna happen. We.cannot intervene with natural.disasters because they are just that, natural. And forces out of our control.

[@e.ocomicsofficial]

@@BroAnarchy 😂 a Chocolate Factory

[@ThalesSoster]

Tsunami Ghosts Number 1? Why?

[@ARIXANDRE]

The list was keeping me interested right until # 1 dropped the ball. The Paranormal isnt a natural event.

[@TabaPogi1579]

When Tom Holland Said He Love To Watchmojo I Got zto Subscribe With It...And I was blown away with your creation...

[@bry4n3]

Still waiting for an episode on Top 10 Barrels in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.

[@msn64man1]

Watchmojo asteroid ☄️

[@Pmartz3]

@11:45 could it also be related to the Fukushima power plant too?

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do comic book origin of Marvel's Graviton?

[@derekcowgur801]

I lived on the new Madrid fault growing up. I remember them making us do drills everywhere we went in the late 80s early 90s bc they predicted a huge quake. But then they admitted they have no idea when it will really go, but everyone agrees it will be huge and devastating.

[@aspiretoinspire9679]

I believe that Tsunamis are fairly well understood. However , it is a natural disaster and the damage caused by a Tsunami , perhaps can not be predicted in advance as in case of a cyclone etc. The damage caused be Tsunami depends on so many factors like its strength , structure of the coast and density of population etc , though scientists can fairly well predict its path and so on.😄😄😄

[@josecarrilloii4036]

[9:00] There was also a direct reference to the 1908 Tunguska Event by F.B.I. Special Agent *Fox Mulder (David Duchovny),* where he and *Alex Krycek* were in the area that was affected from the meteor on *June 30th, 1908.* - See the episode *"Tunguska" (S4, E6)* in *"The X-Files" (1993-2002; 2016-2018).*

[@lacountess]

As someone who doesn’t believe in ghosts or paranormal, I’m disappointed in #1.

[@JackTejada]

That shit was ridiculous.

[@weirdguy8422]

9:05 Koyanskaya and gas leaks

[@maxalmonte14]

Everytime someone says "welcome to WatchMojo" and it's not Rebbeca, a puppy dies.

[@devincreislerstudios]

Every day is a gift, any of these events could happen again. What’s Elons next mission after colonizing Mars? Moving Venus away from the sun and cleaning up it’s atmosphere for a third planet for humans.

[@kevinth66]

I have yet to see evidence that Elon can tie his own shoes, let alone accomplish any of the fantasy nonsense plans he spews.

[@iamterfer]

Re The Tungaska Event; meteors are airborne, they become meteorites when they impact the earth.

[@Iamthelolrus]

Wow... that last one was bull.

[@Darienlover999]

0:53 how quickly we forget the mid 1340s...

[@rinotilde2699]

This is Peter from Unveiled and What if, right?

[@mcdanielbradyn]

Many of the geologic events have been significantly studied and are well understood and really shouldn’t be on this list.

[@zuzannabodziany4679]

mega👍🏿👍🏿

[@doaa6971]

1:37 actually 2013 was where I was born

[@lapersianaperta]

number 1 is probably "PTSD, go to a therapist"

[@JackTejada]

First thing I thought.

[@FooTude]

Yeah the Siberian holes, I’ll bet the Ru55ia knows… yeah you know don’t you!

[@RABassin]

Hi

[@mbulaikalamai4731]

Watch mojo check out the lake nyos disaster in Cameroon 1982 i think

[@jimbo9208]

why would they

[@matthewwelsh294]

@@jimbo9208 The lake had a gas eruption

[@jimbo9208]

@@matthewwelsh294 yes so

[@matthewwelsh294]

@@jimbo9208 Killed almost 2000 people and over 30000 livestock

[@lunarshadow5584]

Venus is very interesting. If it was once habitable, then the question is if it was always heavy or if it once orbit in a position similar to earth's current rotation until the moment the CO2 became too much.

[@kevinth66]

What? Your second sentence is nonsensical. "was it always heavy"? What does that even mean? "orbit in a position similar to earth's current rotation" this really blows the bell curve on inanity. And this was after you edited it? I agree Venus is interesting, though, and I think I maybe get the drift of what you're saying but just wow.

[@lunarshadow5584]

@@kevinth66 Yeah, I know I don't have a good memory on my english. If I don't use the word every day, I forget it. But my end goal always the last sentence "Get the drift of what you're saying" ps: they put "edited" on ever single word additions. which almost nothing I ever type is never not edited

[@MrRonald327]

Keep studying it.

[@garyegger5691]

Maybe the planets trades places with Venus. Soon mercury will be gone a hundred thousand years from now n moving to Mars is the next explanation for human life to .ove on bro

[@leocallan3691]

7:20 its pronounced 'New MAH-drid'

[@e3vL1]

Aliens

[@richardanderson6531]

Yeah aliens Aka Nephilem

[@YourCeeCeeDuelist]

When I seen the thumbnail I figured Id scroll through the comments and see a "YO mama" joke...but nope.

[@machjiffy4710]

So are we just gonna ignore what happened to the dinosaurs? Pretty sure that takes number 1 lol.

[@kevinth66]

Ghosts? Seriously? Ugh. I was kinda hoping this was one of your joke #1's and you were going to do the REAL #1 but nope, you went with that.

[@drgreenthumber]

number one is wild!!!! holy moly

[@rmannayr2129]

IT'S A GIANT BLACK HOLE!!!!!!!!!

[@darkyn02]

New "Muh-drid" 🤣🤣

[@madonnasbutthole9674]

This was interesting until it got to number one.

[@Kriss_941]

Watchmojo be like "While most scientists believe that human emissions are the cause of our current climate change and global warming, a very select few scientists have put into question this well proven theory and so we can not be sure what's really the cause..."

[@clover5172]

... Did they really just pronounce Tambora like that Its Tam-bore-ah Not tom-bore-uh

[@michaelsantiago6988]

Russia 🇷🇺 trying to reach the centre of the Earth 🌍 make contact with inner humans who live there.

[@noompsieOG]

There is a video of a Japanese cab driver picking up a ghost it’s pretty creepy

[@user-ru9gf7ky2y]

Ghost sightings ? And you want to be taken serious? Bye bye clowns

[@skankhunt434]

Bye felicia

[@I.got.the.snipes]

Bye clown 🤡

[@mickeydiamond803]

@@skankhunt434 Hahaha he named himself skank hunt 43 after Kyle's dad on South Park. That's funny asf

[@jimboswamps5602]

Ta-ta for now.

[@CuloHole]

Ghosts aren’t real lol 😂

[@jorgeadairramos7469]

I'm posible yttt

[@bradeurich5183]

How would the Tunguska event allow people to read newspapers in the dark days after the event happened? That makes zero sense.

[@qs2808]

Well it did say the event was more powerful than both of the japan nukes, nukes produce a light so bright if you were within safe viewing distance of one its said you can see through your hands if you cover them, there is also the northern lights so maybe its somewhat like the Northern lights phenomenon

[@bradeurich5183]

@@qs2808 Light doesn't tend to stick around for a couple days, is all I'm saying.

[@ashleybrown4754]

As someone who has done their share of paranormal investigation, it's not a mystery. Ghosts are most definitely here and are very real.

[@TsunayoshiSawadaTenth]

Source: trust me bro

[@karolwojtya2369]

Watching a couple of "TOP 10 SCARIEST GHOSTS CAUGHT ON CAMERA (100% REAL!!!)" youtube videos hardly counts as paranormal investigation.

[@ashleybrown4754]

@@karolwojtya2369 Yeah......No. My last investigation was the Washoe Club in Virginia City. Before that it was Preston Castle. I would say look them up but you seem to be busy making assumptions and posting dumb comments so nevermind. Pointless hate. Pointless.

[@JackTejada]

Sure, sure.

[@kevinth66]

Well, you're right that it's not a mystery. But you're wrong on the here and real part. Please get a better side hustle, pseudoscientific quackery is reverting humanity back to the stone age.

[@tompadinho]

Don't know why things happen. "Must be climate change..."

[@kristiroth8289]

Very interesting, except for the idiotic #1. Seriously? And it's New MADrid, not New MadRID.