KABELO Shuping wants to know about the strange phenomenon of frogs falling from the sky, like rain. This is a weird occurrence.
It is rare, but can be explained fairly easily.
Frogs are not very heavy - some weighing about 90g, others more - so they are no match for the strong winds of a tornado.
When tornados form over water, a waterspout is formed, the centre of which is a low-pressure tunnel with a high-pressure cone that can pick up lightweight objects with little trouble.
These objects can include all sorts of water creatures, such as frogs or fish. The storm then moves onto the land, eventually dies down and, with that, down comes whatever had been sucked up into the sky by the waterspout. This is when we say that it is raining frogs, fish or even tadpoles.
Why frogs fall from the sky
KABELO Shuping wants to know about the strange phenomenon of frogs falling from the sky, like rain. This is a weird occurrence.
It is rare, but can be explained fairly easily.
Frogs are not very heavy - some weighing about 90g, others more - so they are no match for the strong winds of a tornado.
When tornados form over water, a waterspout is formed, the centre of which is a low-pressure tunnel with a high-pressure cone that can pick up lightweight objects with little trouble.
These objects can include all sorts of water creatures, such as frogs or fish. The storm then moves onto the land, eventually dies down and, with that, down comes whatever had been sucked up into the sky by the waterspout. This is when we say that it is raining frogs, fish or even tadpoles.
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