We'll start with a famous shot of a storm approaching over the sea. This is a tropical cyclone "Graham" forming over the Pacific Ocean (off the northwest coast of Australia) -
Sandstorm in Iraq (apparently it's quite a common occurrence; they also have storms like this in Arizona. They call them Haboob's. Still an awesome sight.) More here
The image below is from Arizona. The sandstorm blows over the mountain range. Enlarge the picture to see how small the mountains appear under that wave...
A lot more info about sand and dust storms and many mind-boggling pictures are in this DRB article - Dust Stroms
Bookmark their site, they update often (every storm season, of course). The site also documents the evolution of storms, which is quite mesmerizing. Pphotography is by Ryan McGinnis, he also has prints available - the images below are all from one sinlge day of storm-chasing (read details):
In Antarctica a spectacular cloud appears, born from the extreme weather conditions - a polar stratospheric cloud, cradled by more than 230 kilometers per hour winds: (courtesy Sydney Morning Herald)
...and now after all this turmoil and unrest, here is a picture of perfect peace and tranquility. Taken from Paul Kopeikin Gallery Check out this link, it has a great collection of top-notch photography.
Incredibly stupid, maybe, but not as stupid as the teenager who tried to play Russian Roulette with an automatic pistol - he did get a Darwin award. I don't think anyone can top that.
Great Blog by the way. One of the best I've ever seen.
"Everyone knows that Japanese live on their own time. Their culture is alternatively more fast-paced and intense than the rest of the western world (like in urban areas), or more relaxed and introspective (like a Japanese garden)."
You have never lived in Japan have you? Take it from someone who has had a decade of living in-country and two decades of Japanese language and culture, you need to update your knowledge of the country beyond comics, anime and samurai movies. Try DOGS AND DEMONS.
Soon, Rachel, soon. All pregnancies seem to last forever (as if I would know). However, you should go post even a short entry on that blog to add to the "bloated bloggosity of the bloggosphere"
... I remember now that tsunami was after the explosion of Krakatoa, and it may be the same ship; nobody ever moved that one- nobody had the money or the will to do it. Krakatoa killed more people than the tsunami in 2004, if I recall correctly. first the explosion and then tsunamis that just kept on coming.
It could not be the Aral Sea, even if it does look like some other pics from there. The surrounding geography is not a sea bottom, and besides - the valley the ship is in is a so called V valley, carved out by a river over long periodes of time. if it isnt photoshopped i'd guess it is some king of former great river somwhere in asia/old ussr that is being depleted.
The opening of story should bring the characters alive for the readers. The absolute master, at least in English, of the opening was Dickens. His second best opening, clearly achieving the goal, was _David Copperfield_: "I am born."
But, by far the best, is the opening to _A Christmas Carol_: "Marley was dead, to begin with." Now how is that for bringing your characters alive?
A collection of interesting articles, photos and links. Blog is being updated very often but as it's only been going for a couple of months... Overall I thought the blog was very good with a nice range of subject. I've bookmarked it for a proper read later on!
Excellent blog and thanks for the opportunity to share my thoughts here. I am putting together a collection of photos and information on Citroen and so far I managed to cover some of the models, such as the Citroen Traction Avant, Citroen Dyane or the extravagant Citroen C3 Pluriel. I hope you’ll find the website to be interesting, in case you want to pay it a visit.
That fish car is mega ridiculous. Only a very silly genius would ACTUALLY build it instead of discarding the idea after a chuckle. I want one. Thanks for the laugh.
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Thank you. Makes one feel quite small. Awesome!
Awesome pictures. I've seen some before but others are new to me - it's certainly a great collection.
The last picture is particularly striking in its simple beauty. Brilliant.
Hey these are Mamatus Clouds !
that's was amazing, who can beat the mother of nature?
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