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Clouds at sunset in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. US. This image also featured in the June edition of the International Journal of Meteorology.
4 thoughts on “Clouds at sunset in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. US. This image also featured in the June edition of the International Journal of Meteorology.”
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted over Northern California, US
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On a journey along deep sand, Lynda's friend, Fayne Connelly, captured this view of the sand and the sky during a trip between the Savuti Plains in Botswana travelling to Zambezi Mubala Campsite on the banks of the Zambezi.
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Undulatus spotted by Dan's friend, John Maltese, from the shore of Lake Pleasant in the southern Adirondacks, Speculator, New York, US
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An elongated version of altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Dunkeld, Scotland
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Mesmerizing iridescence spotted near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, US
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Cumulus congestus over the Atlantic Ocean, viewed from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US
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Sunset over Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington, US
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Cumulus over Seaham, England
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Mammatus (Mamma) following a storm over Wilson, Wyoming, US
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A solitary cloud spotted amidst the blue sky over Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England
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Sunset over Kingsthorpe, Northampton, England
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As the plane began its descent, Rachel noticed a cloud that resembled a small, errant, and lonely tornado. This took place towards the end of a flight from Vancouver, British Columbia to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Cumulus framing up the blue sky, spotted over Cumberland Island, Georgia, US
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A plethora of altocumulus over Iligan City, Philippines
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Fog over Carolina Cloud Lake, providing a "blue" emphasis within the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Fairview, near Asheville, North Carolina, US
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Staggering sight! I would love to see such orographic clouds, but sadly we probably don’t have them in my flat country, Holland.
wow! Us Texans would think this was apocolypse, lol! Awesome shot!
very cool. nice!!!
Very Beautiful!