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An enormous dust cyclone swirls over northeastern China
It was a natural phenomenon that would have tested the limits of even Mr Muscle. Scientists in Japan have found that clouds generated by a massive dust storm in China’s Taklimakan desert in 2007 completed more than one full circle around the planet in just 13 days.
Continue reading… “China’s Monster Dust Cloud Circled The Earth In 13 Days”
Whipped into fantastical shapes, these clouds hang over the darkening landscape like the harbingers of a mighty storm.
But despite their stunning and frequent appearances, the formations have yet to be officially recognised with a name. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Meteorologists Attempting To Have ‘Asperatus’ Clouds Officially Named”
The secrets of the Northern Lights, one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles, have been unlocked by scientists.
Continue reading… “Scientists Discover Northern Lights Caused By Electrical Tornadoes”
NASA may send a fleet of spacecraft to Venus after a planned mission to Jupiter and its moons set for launch in 2020, the US space agency has said.
Continue reading… “NASA Plans To Send Fleet Of Spacecraft To Venus”
For those who have endured this winter’s frigid temperatures and today’s heavy snowstorm in the Northeast, the concept of global warming may seem, well, almost wishful. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Is Global Warming On Hold?”
Astronomers have observed a planet some 200 light years from Earth that, for a few hours, becomes 700°C hotter every time its elliptical orbit brings it close to its sun.
Continue reading… “Planet Becomes Raging Inferno”
Mountain pine beetles appear to be doing more than killing large swaths of forests in the Rocky Mountains. Scientists suspect they are also altering local weather patterns and air quality.
This video provides a rare close-up bird’s-eye view of cloud streets, which are created when convection currents cut low-lying cumulus into long, clean strips. According to the video narration, these clouds floated just over the sea surface, stood 300 meters tall and stretched for over 100 kilometers.
Continue reading… “Cloud Streets”
