weatherJust Mist: Mysterious Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds
Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds are a rare weather phenomenon whose rolling, curling, wavy procession across the sky can…
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travelDust In The Wind: 10 Gritty Dust Warning Signs
Dust warning signs advise of poor air quality and reduced visibility but all too often neglect that most fearsome…
weatherWind Does: Innovative Indian Ocean Cyclone Shelters
Powerful cyclones are a fact of life along the coast of the Bay of Bengal but sturdy cyclone shelters have saved…
wildlifeMeteorological Marmots: 6 Predictable Groundhogs
Is spring in the air? Ask a groundhog! These 6 amazing weather-predicting marmots are famed far and wide for…
environmentFreezing Pleasing: 7 Amazing Types Of Natural Ice
Ice ice baby! Though “Vanilla” isn't a natural form (or flavor) of ice, many other kinds of slippery frozen…
environmentContrails: Controversial Clouds Cuing Climate Change?
Contrails, artificial clouds of condensed water vapor created by aircraft, can be beautiful but these sleek sky…
weatherHot & Twisted: 9 Amazing Fire Tornadoes
Fire tornadoes rank right up there with the strangest, scariest and most spectacular natural phenomena though they…
Nature & EcosystemsSigns of Winter Weather: 14 Folklore Predictions
Can the colors of a woolly worm predict the severity of the upcoming winter? There are many old wives’ tales and…
natureThundersnow: The Sound And The Flurry
Thundersnow... if there's a more awesome-sounding meteorological phenomenon, then bring it on! While the name…
environmentWhite Out: Global Warming Is Melting Japan’s Snow Monsters
“Snow Monsters” - silent, twisted, mountain forests of stately conifers draped in frosty rime ice each…
animalsFurry Forecasters: 7 Amazing Weather-Predicting Animals
Animals have evolved to cope with changing weather conditions and in some cases, have learned to sense when these…
environmentSnow Foolin’: Completely Insane Pics of Japanese Snowfall
The winter of 2010-2011 brought an epic, historic amount of snow to the East coast of the United States. Many…
natureSnow Rollers: Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds Of Icy White Delight
Snow Rollers… not your grandfather’s whitecaps, unless gramps is an Eskimo! This rare winter phenomenon can…
environmentHail & Hailstones: A Cold Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
Bob Dylan wasn't referencing hail when he wrote "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" back in '62 but as innumerable…
environmentFrozen Rainbows: 10 Eerie Examples Of Cool Colored Snow
Pure as the driven snow? That depends where one's been driving. Though most typically white, snow can take on a…
natureFulgurites: High-Glass Digs Where Lightning Goes To Die
Few things are more powerful yet less permanent than lightning... well, not exactly. Fulgurites, or "petrified…
weatherThe Light Fantastic: Ten Incredible Lightning Displays
There are few sights and sounds more able to instill us with delicious, jellifying terror than a full-blooded…
geographyThe 9 Most Extreme Places on the Planet
Imagine living in a place so remote the mail only comes once a year. Or reaching the summit of the highest place…
natureVisually Celebrating Earth’s Changing Seasons
(source: roxymusic) Even though everyone has their own favorite season, it’s hard to deny the beauty and majesty…
