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Backlit by sunlight, a brown tornado towers perhaps 4,000 feet above the parched plains of Kansas. In 2007 the state set a U.S. record, tallying 141 twisters. The mark was short-lived, though: 187 tore through in 2008.~~~~~I've been in a town that had their cyclone... more
From the page: "but here are some facts that are sure to stun!" Ok so maybe I was a lil bit stunned.
From the page: "The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but deliverance from fear. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson" I disagree. The wise man does not pray at all, he gets out of the rain and watches the beauty of the natural world unfold... more
If it were real, it would be the best lightning shot ever taken. However, it's not real. Taking a shot with the sun in it means that the shutter speed would be quite low. Lightning is photographed with long exposures- that's the only way to catch them. Human... more
Dude says it'll be the kind of weather I like tomorrow, Friday.Bit of rain at the weekend, then getting hot again, like him.Cool.Amazingly, he can tell you what the weather will be like pretty much anywhere.
Last week, the nearly Full Moon set along the northern horizion - as seen from Davis Station, Antarctica. The squashed orange pumpkin shape just silhouettes the peak of a distant iceberg in this stunning view. The Moon's apparently squashed shape is due to atmospheric... more