Tag: storm

December 1, 2013 at 6:18 pm

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds

MAMMATUS CLOUDS Photograph by MICHEL FILION Website | Flickr | Facebook | Twitter | Google+ In this fantastic capture by Michel Filion, we see rare mamatus clouds during a storm in Quebec, Canada. The photo was taken from the back of the photographer’s house. Mammatus, also known as mammatocumulus (meaning “mammary cloud”…

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November 26, 2013 at 1:09 pm

21 Terrifyingly Beautiful Photos of Incoming Storm Clouds

21 Terrifyingly Beautiful Photos of Incoming Storm Clouds

The sight of an incoming storm can be both beautiful and ominous. Below you will find a stunning collection of landscape and cityscape photos that demonstrate the awesome power of nature. Clicking any image will take you to the original source. If any particular photo catches your eye, be sure to check out more…

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October 20, 2013 at 3:33 am

Picture of the Day: Storm’s A-Brewin’

Picture of the Day: Storm's A-Brewin'

STORM’S A-BREWIN’ Photograph by Robert Edmonds / StormChaseGuide.com Storm chaser and NASA Fellow Robert Edmonds captured this jaw-dropping photo of a tornado in Loreburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. Edmonds says the storm produced multiple funnels, including the unique horizontal roll vortex at the top right, before finally producing a tornado. If you’re interested in…

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October 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Picture of the Day: A Bowl of Rain

Picture of the Day: A Bowl of Rain

A BOWL OF RAIN Photograph by Eurico Zimbres In this brilliantly timed photograph by Eurico Zimbres, we see a perfectly aligned rain cloud seeming to fill the large bowl at the National Congress of Brazil building in Brasilia. The National Congress of Brazil is the legislative body of Brazil’s federal government. As…

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September 25, 2013 at 5:41 pm

Picture of the Day: Airplane View of a Distant Storm

Picture of the Day: Airplane View of a Distant Storm

AIRPLANE VIEW OF A DISTANT STORM Photograph by HALEY LUNA Tumblr | Website | Flickr | Instagram | Facebook | Google+ | Twitter Photographer Haley Luna took this amazing photograph while flying into Denver, Colorado. As a fellow flier that always requests the window seat, this must have been an incredible sight…

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July 25, 2013 at 11:10 am

The Changing Skies Behind a Little House on a Hill

The Changing Skies Behind a Little House on a Hill

Manuel Cosentino is an Italian artist and photographer. He studied at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome, specializing in motion design before moving to London where he worked as a Visual Effects Artist in the film Industry. After contributing to several movies including Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix and Narnia…

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June 11, 2013 at 4:54 pm

The Most Epic Supercell Thunderstorm Footage You Will See Today

The Most Epic Supercell Thunderstorm Footage You Will See Today

Photograph by Mike Olbinski | Prints available After four years of unsuccessful storm chasing, Mike Olbinski finally found what he was looking for. A massive rotating supercell thunderstorm with complex structure and active movement. The result was the epic time-lapse video embedded below. The storm was spotted on June 3, 2013, near Booker, Texas.…

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June 4, 2013 at 11:37 am

Picture of the Day: Shelf Cloud Over Timisoara

Picture of the Day: Shelf Cloud Over Timisoara

SHELF CLOUD OVER TIMISOARA Photograph by ERVIN BOER In this amazing capture by Ervin Boer, we see an intimidating shelf cloud over Timisoara, Romania. The photo was posted to Timisoara’s official Facebook page (via my friend Mihai). A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal, wedge-shaped arcus cloud. They are attached to the…

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January 15, 2013 at 10:34 am

15 Ominous Photos of Dust Storms

15 Ominous Photos of Dust Storms

A haboob is a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current. Haboobs occur regularly in arid regions throughout the world. They have been observed in the Sahara desert (typically Sudan, where they were named and described), as well as across the Arabian Peninsula, throughout Kuwait, and in the most arid…

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