On this World Meteorological Day, celebrated each year on March 23, we climb far above the Earth for a view of the southern Peruvian coast courtesy of the Landsat 8 satellite. Below the clouds, at the bottom of those canyons, are the Yauca and Acarí Rivers, which drain into the Pacific. As any good meteorologist taking a break from today’s celebrations will tell you, warm air from the equator forms a layer over the cool coastal air here, pushing the clouds into the deep river canyons and covering the Pacific Ocean shore.
Happy World Meteorological Day
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Christmas market, St. Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
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They’re grrrape!
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National Bison Day
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Endangered Species Day
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Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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A ‘city’ within Valencia
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