Cloud Tsunami

Cloud Tsunami

Warm masses of air are coming from the Gulf of Mexico, meet obstacles and rise above the skyscrapers. And at height colder air turns them into the clouds. Then they “slide” down on the opposite walls of buildings, where the clouds heat and then dissipate. Source

Time Lapse Clouds and Sky Over the Canary Islands

Canary Islands Time Lapse

If you could sit back and watch clouds and the sky move all night and day, what might you see? One answer from the island of Tenerife, captured over the course of the year, includes sequences that are not only breathtaking but instructive. Visible in the above time-lapse movie include clouds that seem to flow [...]

Mammatus clouds

Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus clouds (named for their similarity to a woman’s mammaries) look more like a threatening apocalyptic doom cloud, these images show Mammatus clouds from around the world.

Earth from top to bottom

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This infographic details various points of interest on our incredible planet from the highest point on Earth (Mount Everest) to the lowest (Mariana Trench). Source

Amazing Earth Compilation

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This video is an 8+ minute long compilation of some amazing shots of nature, everything including mountains, oceans, desert, volcanoes… it’s definitely worth watching.

Massive Midwest Storm

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This giant storm took place on July 13, 2009 in South Dakota. The images are from the actual photographer who chased the storm and the shots are fantastic…

Iceland Volcano Lightning

Iceland volcano lightning pictures

The Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted last month in an incredible display when the clouds of ash mixed with streaks of lightning and bright glowing lava.