Although PSCs normally appear only a few times each winter, sky watchers have been seeing them regularly since Dec. 10th, when they were first noticed over Norway. This means the polar cold spell is lasting longer than usual.
Rare Polar Stratospheric Clouds outbreak observed over the Arctic
An outbreak of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs), also known as nacreous clouds, has been observed over the Arctic since December 9, approximately one month earlier than the typical season, which in the Arctic usually spans from January to March.
Speaking of clouds (not as glamorous as those above!), when I was out the other day I noticed the clouds and was going to share but totally forgot. It's not a great picture but you get the idea. Never seen it before here....
"The outburst was probably caused by the arrival of a co-rotating interaction region".....probably, in other words they don't really know...
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Lightning strike kills 3 in Zimbabwe
https://www.sott.net/article/497986-Lightning-strike-kills-3-in-Zimbabwe
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Lightning strike kills 7 students, injures 82 in Tanzania
https://www.sott.net/article/497511-Lightning-strike-kills-7-students-injures-82-in-Tanzania
RECORD COLD IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE!
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Family faces double loss after lightning kills 2 members in South Africa
https://www.sott.net/article/497058-Family-faces-double-loss-after-lightning-kills-2-members-in-South-Africa
Lightning strike kills 4, injures 8 in Rwanda
https://www.sott.net/article/497078-Lightning-strike-kills-4-injures-8-in-Rwanda
Lightning hit the U.S. Capitol at 5:36 pm on New Year's Eve, simultaneously to - or a few seconds after - lightning hit the Washington Monument.
Lightning hit the U.S. Capitol on New Year's Eve
Washington Monument hit by lightning
Are you receiving the message America...
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Although PSCs normally appear only a few times each winter, sky watchers have been seeing them regularly since Dec. 10th, when they were first noticed over Norway. This means the polar cold spell is lasting longer than usual.
Rare Polar Stratospheric Clouds outbreak observed over the Arctic
An outbreak of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs), also known as nacreous clouds, has been observed over the Arctic since December 9, approximately one month earlier than the typical season, which in the Arctic usually spans from January to March.
https://watchers.news/2024/12/12/polar-stratospheric-clouds-outbreak-arctic-december-2024/
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Lightning strikes claimed 1,075 lives in last 3 years in Odisha, India
https://www.sott.net/article/496496-Lightning-strikes-claimed-1075-lives-in-last-3-years-in-Odisha-India