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Category Archives: clouds
A Giant Haboob Near Phoenix, Arizona –
The photo a giant haboob ready to engulf Gilbert, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. I was on my way to shoot what I hoped would be a colorful sunset, but my plans were abruptly changed when I saw this dust storm … Continue reading
New Cloud Type Discovered ?
An “asperatus” cloud rolls over New Zealand’s South Island in an undated picture. Click to see full size: This apparently new class of clouds is still a mystery. But experts suspect asperatus clouds’ choppy undersides may be due to strong … Continue reading
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Fire rainbows –
Fire rainbows, scientifically known as circumhorizon arcs, can be seen during summer solstice when it is close to noon, around two handspans away from the sun. The arc is produced by plate oriented crystals and is a close relation … Continue reading
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Tagged circumhorizon arcs, Clouds, crystals, Fire rainbow, haarp
Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds
Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds are cirrus clouds that due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability grow vortex billows. They arise from very large shears in the velocity fields, which is this example arise just below the jet stream. The phenomenon is very similar to the … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds, pilots, Wave
Terrifying beauty of clouds gathering over Greenland -
These incredible photographs look more like a scene from the end of the world than a winter sunrise. The dramatic pictures were taken in north west Greenland by British Arctic photographers Bryan and Cherry Alexander. The award-winning photographic pair … Continue reading
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Tagged Clouds, Greenland, North Pole, pictures
A Circular Lightning -
May 1, 1997, near Patterson, New Jersey. Between 3 and 4 PM, D. Quinlan was driving along Route 80. A dark line squall was approaching from the west. Quinlan observed many horizontal strokes of lightning passing from cloud to … Continue reading