Infrared Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael above the Atlantic Ocean, in high resolution infrared NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite image. Is the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2012 season to reach Category 3 intensity (sustained winds of 115 mph – 185 kmh). Image credit: NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP/AFP Larger image
Stratus clouds, Greenland
Eight hundred miles south of the North Pole, stalactite-like stratus clouds—churned by 90-mile-an-hour winds—and the light of a bruised dawn paint an apocalyptic portrait over Inglefield Bay. Photograph by Bryan and Cherry Alexander
New huge Dust Storm hit Phoenix
It’s the third major dust storm that has hit the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area since July 5. The billowing cloud of dust was about a half mile (0.8 kilometer) high and 50 to 55 miles (80 to 88 kilometers) wide.
Storm Clouds over Colorado
The photo above showing an ominous sky was taken from my home, about four miles (6.5 km) northeast of Fort Morgan, Colorado, on June 21, 2010. I was captivated by the angry colors of these storm clouds as nightfall approached — the Sun had not yet set. Photographer Debi Bratrsovsky; Debi’s Website
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Hurricane Adrian
Hurricane Adrian is a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 knots off the west coast of Mexico, view from US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES satellite.
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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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Spiraling eddies across the northern Pacific Ocean
As air flows over and around objects in its path, spiraling eddies, known as Von Karman vortices, may form. The vortices in this image (from satellite) were created when prevailing winds sweeping east across the northern Pacific Ocean encountered Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Image courtesy of USGS National Center for EROS and NASA Landsat Project Science Office
Lenticular Clouds in Arizona
Streamlined lenticular clouds are created by turbulence or strong upward air movement, associated with lee wave formation. Photographer: Stan Celestian
