Man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback. Now we know what caused it

[erronis]

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-scouring-google-earth-mysterious-scar.html

Earlier this year, a caver was poring over satellite images of the Nullarbor Plain when he came across something unexpected: an enormous, mysterious scar etched into the barren landscape.

The find intrigued scientists, including my colleagues and I. Upon closer investigation, we realized the scar was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred. We outline the findings in new research published today.

Guess there were no F0X News yahoos nearby to report on it breathlessly.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Neat. And tornadoes usually don't just come by themselves. I bet that they are other such tracks nearby.

We use such tracks in the US to track exactly where these storms rage, especially in rural areas where there is no one around.

[usaf-vet]

2. I was betting Wilw E. Coyote and the Road Runner.

Seriously, congratulations to the scientist who solved the mystery.

[usaf-vet]

3. A 77 year old who sometimes revert to childhood fun.

[sorcrow]

6. You kidding?

Tasmanian devil, without a doubt.

Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

[nilram]

4. It would have been a more interesting squiggle

if I was in the weather control booth right then.

[2naSalit]

5. That's really cool!

And interesting.

I have a rock that is the remnant of a lightning striking the ground a very long time ago.

[Mr.Bee]

7. 'Created by a ferocious tornado'

William Kenneth Hartmann, a Mars imaging scientist from the 1960s to the 2000s, hypothesized that the "canals" were streaks of dust caused by wind on the leeward side of mountains and craters

[lastlib]

8. All the FOX yahoos were up here,,,

workimg pvertime spreading lies.