Pic Of The Day: Incredible Prehistoric Forests Emerge On Beach After Storms

Many towns and villages across Ireland were heavily damaged in the recent storms. The harsh weather conditions in the UK caused something entirely different on British shores. 

In the recent storms that battered Cornish and Welsh coastlines, ancient trees were discovered after being underwater for thousands of years. Gale force winds stripped away much of the sand from stretches of the beach between Borth and Ynyslas, and prehistoric forests emerged. According to The Telegraph, scientists have long known forests existed. After the sand and shingle that preserved the trees had shifted, geologists were able to use radioactive carbon dating the specimens between 4000 to 6000 years ago. The force of mother nature... Image via The Telegraph