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Solar wind and real wind
“Solar wind” is a colloquial term for the stream of charged particles ejected from the surface of the Sun by heat and strong magnetic fields. It is the interaction between the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field that is responsible … Continue reading
Tagged arXiv, solar, sun, weather
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Snow in the Atacama Desert
A convincing argument can be made that the Atacama Desert in Chile and Argentina is the driest place on Earth. The average rainfall is one millimetre per year and some weather monitoring stations have never detected rain. This week eighty … Continue reading
Tagged satellite, snow, weather
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Snow-covered UK seen from space
In January I posted an image from NASA’s MODIS satellite showing the UK covered in snow. I’m doing the same for the recent snow; these images were taken today (1st December) between 1110 and 1430. The problem with this image is … Continue reading
Tagged infrared, light, satellite, weather
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Dirty Lightning
Update: More pictures of dirty lightning, from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. Update: Mount Redoubt erupted recently, causing dirty lightning. One of the recent eruptions of the Chaitén volcano caused a phenomenon called dirty lightning. The enormous release of smoke caused a … Continue reading
Condition 1 weather
Ever wondered what it’s like outside in Antarctica? [youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE[/youtube]
Tagged antarctica, weather
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Giant hailstones
Sometimes Mother Nature tries to kill you: The world’s largest hailstone fell in Coffeyville, Texas and weighed over 750g. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZr8jXo1Uso[/youtube] Dark Roasted Blend has more images of extreme hail.
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