Tag: storm

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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