Storm clouds, south Dakota
Large powerful storms can be nearly a daily occurrence during the summer months on the South Dakota plains. This one felt very mysterious as it filled the sky with dark, heavy clouds and thunder that shook the ground. It was as if two worlds were colliding. Photographer Patrick Kelley
Passenger plane flies out of an enormous storm in Montana
A passenger plane flies out of an enormous storm in Montana, USA. Doug Roane, a physician and semi-professional photographer, caught the scene on camera as he was driving home from his grandson’s first birthday party. Photo Doug Roane
Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is hit by lightning
The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is hit by lightning in this picture captured by Mahmoud Hamdan, a student, as a huge electrical storm rolled in over the United Arab Emirates. The building is 828 m (2,717 ft) high. Picture: Mahmoud Hamdan
Asperatus new class of clouds in New Zealand
An “asperatus” cloud rolls over New Zealand’s South Island in an undated picture.
This apparently new class of clouds is still a mystery. Photograph courtesy Merrick Davies
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Cyclone Yasi heads toward Australia
NASA’s Terra satellite captured a visible image of the large Tropical Cyclone Yasi late Monday as it makes its way west through the Coral Sea toward Queensland, Australia.
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After the first winter storm
This was taken after the first winter storm in December. South Haven, Michigan. Photograph Charlie Anderson
Scientists discovered how to create rain in the desert
Technology created 50 rainstorms in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain region last year.
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Saturn Storm
Late last year, a new, remarkably bright storm erupted in Saturn’s northern hemisphere. Amateur astronomers first spotted it in early December, with the ringed gas giant rising in planet Earth’s predawn sky.
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Summer Lightning in Colorado
While waiting for skies to darken at a star party near Keota, Colorado last month, I directed my scope and camera toward a summer thunderstorm plowing across the plains. Photographer: Robert Arn
