There is a constant drama playing out overhead, though most of us do not take the time to watch. Fortunately, a few, like Blaž Šter, do and make timelapse videos that Keep reading
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Pyrocumulus on the Horizon
View this post on Instagram Time lapse of yesterday’s rare Pyrocumulus clouds churning high above the Idyllwild hellscape, bringing with them strong winds, the threat of lightning and turbulence that Keep reading
Snowmelt
Much of the rain that falls on Earth began as snow high in the atmosphere. As it falls through warmer layers of air, the snowflakes melt and form water droplets. Keep reading
“Monsoon IV”
It’s a cliché to claim that the sky is bigger in the American West, but the wide, open views in that region do offer a very different perspective on weather. Keep reading
Creating Clouds
Despite their ubiquity and importance, we know surprisingly little about how clouds form. The broad strokes of the process are known, but the details remain somewhat fuzzy. One challenge is Keep reading
“Monsoon II”
Every child learns about the water cycle in school, but an academic description of the process often lacks nature’s grandeur. In “Monsoon II” photographer Mike Olbinski captures the majesty of Keep reading
“The Chase”
Sometimes it takes timelapse photography to truly appreciate the dynamic behavior of our atmosphere. In “The Chase” Mike Olbinski, whose work we’ve featured previously, has captured some of the most Keep reading
The Earth in Infrared
The motions of Earth’s atmosphere are often invisible to the human eye, but fortunately, we’ve built tools to reveal them. This timelapse video shows the Earth in infrared light, first Keep reading
Foggy Canyon
Timelapse photography reveals the tide-like motions of fog that filled the Grand Canyon last week. This unusual meteorological condition was created by a temperature inversion. Usually air near the ground Keep reading
Waterspouts
Waterspouts are commonly thought of as tornadoes over water, but this is only partially true. Some waterspouts do begin as tornadoes, but waterspouts are more commonly non-tornadic or fair-weather in Keep reading