A Tsunami of Shelf Cloud Over Sydney
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 14, 2015
For the last few days, social media is awash with photographs of an extraordinary roll of cloud that has acquired the moniker of “cloud tsun...
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The Morning Glory Clouds of Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 28, 2015
The Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia is home to one of the world's most extraordinary meteorological phenomenon. From late Sep...
Rare Weather Phenomenon Creates River of Clouds Over Grand Canyon
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2013
A rare weather phenomenon that affects the area only about once a decade, filled the Grand Canyon in the U.S. with a dense, white fog at the...
Kelvin Helmholtz Clouds
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2013
Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds resemble waves breaking in the ocean. These clouds are formed between two layers of air with different densities and...
Fire Rainbows: A Rare Cloud Phenomenon
Kaushik Patowary
May 19, 2013
“Fire Rainbows” or "rainbow clouds" are neither fire, nor rainbows, but are so called because of their brilliant pastel colors and...
The eerie glow of Noctilucent clouds
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 29, 2008
The earth isn't at night or dark at all altitudes at the same time. It might be night on the ground but high up it might still be day. T...
