A dog-walker in Scotland has captured footage showing peculiar earth movements attributed to an unrelenting storm.
The footage, captured Friday by David Nugent-Malone, shows the saturated forest floor rising and dipping as high winds bend trees and challenge their root systems.
“The woods were moving like the sea this morning,” Nugent-Malone described in the first of two accompanying clips.
The woods were moving like the sea this morning #StormBabet pic.twitter.com/u5cKVM0sjO
— Dan S. MacAbre-St. Saens (@dsnugentmalone) October 20, 2023
In the second clip, the curious dog is shown walking onto a top-layer of soil as it separates and resettles in a phenomenon described as the earth “breathing deeply this morning.”
The earth was breathing deeply this morning #StormBabet pic.twitter.com/HhSvI2AaJt
— Dan S. MacAbre-St. Saens (@dsnugentmalone) October 20, 2023
Storm Babet slammed Scotland with torrential rains and high winds beginning Thursday, triggering red “danger to life” warnings.
At least three fatalities have been attributed to the storm.
