presence06 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Jesus Diaz ? It's hard to believe that this beauty can cause so much grief and damage, but from space even the deadliest of natural disasters always looks strangely soothing and mesmerizing. Those explosions of clouds seem to come from Earth herself.This video shows five days of deadly Midwestern tornadoes, from May 20 to 25. It was taken by the GOES-13 satellite, and it shows "the storms that spawned the deadly Joplin, Missouri tornado on May 22 (around 5:30 p.m.) and the Oklahoma tornado event (Oklahoma City and Piedmont, Oklahoma) on May 24, 2011." The GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) network is operated by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. You can actually watch them all updating here. [NASA Goddard] There's a video on their site that shows it. It's pretty cool. Giz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted May 27, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 27, 2011 Moved to Science Discussion & News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 An interesting general tidbit: a lot of cloud formation is seeded by cosmic rays - http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/45982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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