Lightning strikes are common during the summer monsoon in southwestern US states and northwestern Mexico. In Arizona and New Mexico, powerful thunderstorms roll in most every afternoon from early July until mid-September. Here, in the Sonoran Desert north of Tucson, Arizona, severe weather over saguaro cactus makes for a dramatic scene.
The monsoon arrives in the desert
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The Millennium at 20
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National Napping Day
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Mod gear
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Today is World Refugee Day
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Ravens
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Sitting down and taking a stand
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Father s Day
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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In honor of those we ve lost
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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A Flag Day tradition
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A fair that s star-studded
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Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany