World Meteorological Day brings us to Washington"s Mount Rainier, a huge stratovolcano with a habit of creating its own weather systems. Jutting out about 2 miles above the surrounding landscape, its high altitude interrupts the flow of air that comes in off the Pacific Ocean, creating dramatic weather such as the saucer-shaped clouds on our homepage. They"re called lenticular clouds, and because of their distinctive appearance, they"ve been suggested as an explanation for some UFO sightings. Thanks to the science of meteorology, we know they"re a normal weather phenomenon, commonly occurring on the downwind side of obstructions such as mountains, buildings, or other tall structures.
A peak in the clouds
Today in History
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A memorial in Germany
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Anybody out there?
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World Whale Day
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Pride 2022
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Father s Day
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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Art in the chapel
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It’s surströmming time
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Haaga Rhododendron Park
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Happy Pi Day!
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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The forecast calls for blooms
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Belted Galloway cows
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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A temple, preserved
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Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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National Llama Day
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It s time to fall back
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King of the dinosaurs
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Presidents Day
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month