Interesting weather images
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Thirteen years ago today, Hurricane Katrina came onshore in eastern Louisiana. While the winds were down to 75-80 mph, the storm surge was massive, in some places higher than 28 feet, and wiped out blocks along the coastline stretching from the Florida Panhandle well across most of Louisiana. Two days later, New Orleans started to…
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Did you know that NASA’s satellites can identify surface fires from space? They use the thermal imaging wavelength band to find hotspots that correspond with fires that are either wildfires or are human-set burns in agricultural areas. NASA produces a map which shows these fires across the globe. You can read more about the map…
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Here is an interesting NOAA video which shows the change in carbon dioxide over time on Earth for two spots, Mauna Loa and the South Pole. Then it goes back further in time using data from ice cores all the way back to 800,000 years ago. Be sure to watch all the way to the…
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Have you ever seen a strange cloud in the sky and wondered what it was? Smithsonian.com posted a short but interesting article about a new “weird cloud atlas” that helps people identify some of the stranger clouds in the sky. You can read about it and see a few pictures at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ufo-or-crazy-cloud-weird-cloud-atlas-helps-you-decide-17428407/. Or go to the…
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You’ve probably seen crepuscular rays late in the day when the sun is drifting lower in the sky and beams of light shoot out from behind clouds. These are called crepuscular rays, and they can be spectacular! You can see a collection of images from EarthSky at https://earthsky.org/todays-image/gallery-sunrays-around-the-world
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Time magazine posted a story today showing some spectacular photos from the California wildfires that you are hearing about in the news. You can read the story and view the pictures at https://time.com/longform/california-carr-fire-photos/.
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I am a sucker for beautiful pictures of the sky and land. Here is a new set I found this morning on MSN. Enjoy! https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/most-beautiful-weather-events-in-photos/ For those who prefer birds, check out these contest winners at Popular Science: https://www.popsci.com/best-bird-photographs?CMPID=ene073118.
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