The Daily Mail posted a set of weather images that are the finalists for the Royal Photographic Society’s annual photo image contest this week. There are some amazing photographs in the set. I would have a hard time picking just one winner! You can see them at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4823502/Shortlist-Royal-Photographic-Society-s-weather-contest.html. Note that…
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EarthSky is one of my favorite blogs for showcasing the wonders of the earth and the atmosphere. Today they’ve published a spectacular collection of images and videos of the eclipse last week. You can view it here.
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Lots of great images today from the eclipse! I was at 99.1% totality at Sanford Stadium in Athens GA with about 30,000 other people watching the darkness descend. Here’s a great shot from the VIIRS satellite radiometer showing the shadow over the Southeast. The text explanation is below. You can…
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If you want to see a view of the eclipse shadow from space on Monday, there are a number of web sites which provide a great view. One was put together by Brian McNoldy at the University of Miami at http://andrew.rsmas.miami.edu/bmcnoldy/conus/. There will also be some great satellite loops from…
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I love time lapse photos, and this new one showing a year in the life of a forest is a beautiful addition to the genre. Enjoy it!
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If you’ve ever wondered how the Drought Monitor comes up with the drought designations it does, you might be interested in this four-minute video showing the process. A lot of input is gathered before the final map is drawn. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo1Jyzba7rA.
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I love to look at pictures of nature, with or without clouds, and these photos of abstract desert landscapes by Luca Tombolini are spectacular! You can view several of them at Atlas Obscura at the link here.
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