Fascinating events were happening in the sky here, with a clean Great Plains sky ensuring good visibility to see them. A left-moving supercell's rain and hail core, at right (with turquoise tint) moved toward the northeast, or near right toward far left. That storm produced hail I measured up to 1.46 inches diameter, on the ground in Otis, a few minutes later. The remains of the left mover's … [Read more...]
South Hawaii Sunset
From high cliffs near South Point, Pacific waters shimmered and oscillated slowly as if thinly tarnished quicksilver, as the setting sun illuminated high cirrus. Windswept and remote, sparsely populated yet fortunately accessible, this part of Hawaii Island retains its untamed and undeveloped character. Nothing but grassland, a few occupied and abandoned buildings, and isolated, weather-beaten … [Read more...]
Elevated Storm Aglow
Riding atop a cold pool from a fast-moving storm complex to the east (behind), this high-based and elevated storm formed and raced eastward through sunset light. Its flared base and cloud tail hinted at midlevel cyclonic rotation that was quite evident in the nearby Thedford (a.k.a "North Platte") WSR-88D velocity presentation. What an unexpectedly welcomed way to finish off an otherwise messy … [Read more...]
Chao Phraya Riverfront in Twilight
Following a classically Thai sunset, a riverboat offered a wonderful reflective view of Bangkok's Asiatique waterfront mall and feris wheel, as well as the 54-story, 785-ft-high Menam Residences tower, at the time the 19th-tallest buidling in the city. Bangkok, Thailand (5 Feb 25) Looking ENE 13.7053, 100.4989 … [Read more...]
Pha Lat Falls
The second cascade of Phra Lat Falls was my favorite of the set, tumbling over the granite slopes of “Doi Suthep” mountain in lacy steps leading to a small pond. The upper (first) cascade contained a concrete block from road construction above, so I didn't even bother to shoot it. However, the next lower one was beautiful as well. The tripod, aside from serving as a convenient hiking stick on … [Read more...]
Hot Rock Pyramid
The daytime view of 2025 eruptive fountaining episode 33 wasn't as tall as it had been before sunrise, but I moved around to the SE side to get more of a broadside view of the spectacle before it fizzled out. Still, at least 100 cubic meters per second of lava chunks shot forth in a pulsating plume, slowly cooling into thousands of airborne and mostly incandescent rocks still near 2,000 degrees … [Read more...]
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