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I'm standing on top of a mountain, waiting for a sunset. I had beautiful light shining across mountain ridges.
But now I'm standing inside a cloud 🤣
Weather can change quickly in the mountains.
#Photography #Sunset #Weather #InsideACloud #Vacation #France #Vosges #LeHohneck
Tornado Quest Top Science Links For August 23 – 30, 2025 #science #weather #climate #climatechange #hurricane
Infographic courtesy NOAA As the calm after Hurricane Erin lingers temporarily, the Atlantic’s peak season still looms, making now the perfect moment to arm yourself with the hurricane‑prep playbook you hope you’ll never need. I've also got the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, essential summer‑heat safety tips, a crucial reminder to test your NOAA weather radio (it could literally save your life), and a curated set of thought‑provoking reads to keep you informed and inspired.
Sunrise this morning, Aug 30th, from Buck Hill!
#BuckHill #BlueHills #BlueHillsReservation #Boston #BostonWX #BostonMA #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #LongDistanceObservations #Weather #Sunrise #Dawn
People are setting up Meshtastic nodes in Florida in anticipation of hurricanes.
I haven't noticed any coordinated nets around me, but it seems like it could be something good to have a weekly check in to get people used to using the system in a coordinated fashion.
A lot of people are amateur radio operators, so it wouldn't be hard to establish with some notice on the 0 channel.
I had no idea lightnings can also exhibit Doppler effect (blueshift & redshift), do they?
Either case, this photo of a lightning that I took last night shows some lightning arcs shifting in colour slightly to blue (approaching source of light) and red (withdrawing source of light) and they do appear to be consistent with its anatomy
¯_ (ツ)_/¯
If you know anything more on the matter and can either confirm or reject Doppler shift in lightning, please drop a comment.
#Photography #NightPhotography #LongExposure #UrbanLandscape #Lightning #Weather #WeatherPhenomena #Canon #Mirrorless #28mm #PancakeLens
Good morning. ☕☕☕
28 August 2025
My coffee’s extra bitter this morning. I may need to speak with the barista—maybe a pinch of salt will tame the edge. Is it barista or barrister? Completely different creatures, of course. I believe the rule is: all barristers could moonlight as baristas, but not all baristas are qualified to argue in court.
Also, it just occurred to me—I left the cushions out on the deck chair, and it rained. I’ll have to swap them out when I head out this morning. I hate forgetting to bring them in. In my defense, it wasn’t supposed to rain yesterday. What do you call that—unauthorized precipitation? Or participation? You can tell when I’ve got nothing—I start rambling about coffee and the weather.
“Sometimes it is the smallest thing that saves us: the weather growing cold, a child’s smile, and a cup of excellent coffee.” — Jonathan Carroll
#photo #photography #photographer #nature #bird #birds #birdphotography #morning #coffee #weather #GreatEgret #heron #egret
Hurricane Erin brings coastal flooding to N. Carolina, Virginia https://phys.org/news/2025-08-hurricane-erin-coastal-carolina-virginia.html
#NorthCarolina #Virginia #environment #weather #hurricane #Erin #flood #floods #flooding
Dawn and sunrise this morning, Aug 26th, from Buck Hill!
A cold front came through last night and really cleared the haze from the air, giving the best visibility I've seen for quite a while.
Most of the sunrises I catch are on the weekend, though I have managed to catch a few weekday sunrises this summer. On the weekends, it is not uncommon to share the top of the hill with some other early risers, but I've never seen anyone else up there on a weekday morning. Until today! I was photographing the dawn, when suddendly I saw two young ladies coming up the trail behind me. I said good morning to them and told them that I never see anyone else up here for a weekday sunrise. Without missing a beat, one pointed back to the other and said, "It's her birthday today!". What a great way to start the day on your birthday! I don't know if they will ever see this, but if you do, I hope that you are having an awesome birthday!
#BuckHill #BlueHills #BlueHillsReservation #Boston #BostonWX #BostonMA #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #LongDistanceObservations #Weather #Sunrise #Dawn
This is the current (22:34hr) weather in Palmentuin SR on the continent of SA compliments of wttr.in
#weather #bash #sh #current #SR #wttr #SouthAmerica #Carribean #Leonsberg #Palmentuin
Hot, dry summers bring new 'firewave' risk to UK cities, scientists warn https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vd79x97zlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#UnitedKingdom #UK #environment #weather #temperature #drought #summer
Climate change amplifies extreme rains more than light precipitation, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-08-climate-amplifies-extreme-precipitation.html
#environment #weather #rain #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Weather tracker: monsoon rains cause deadly floods in Pakistan and India https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/22/weather-tracker-monsoon-rains-deadly-floods-pakistan-india
#Pakistan #India #environment #weather #rain #monsoon #flood #floods #flooding
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans almost exactly 20 years ago, killing nearly 1,400 people, leaving thousands in horrific, terrifying conditions and doing more than $100 billion in damage. "While there were many unsung heroes during Katrina, the tragic missteps and missed opportunities at all levels of government emergency management are what no emergency manager ever wants to repeat," writes Eric Kevin Stern, a professor of political science in the Department of Emergency Management at the University of Albany. Here's his story for @TheConversationUS on three lessons that should have been learned.
#HurricaneKatrina #NaturalDisasters #Hurricanes #Weather #CrisisManagement #EmergencyManagement
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/20/monkeys-falling-trees-baking-barnacles-heat-driving-animals-extinction-climate
#environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #heatwaves #wildlife #extinction