The theme for this week is extreme weather
This photo is one of the only photos that shows lightning caused by the static from a volcanic eruption... just one more hazard if you happen to be in its way.
This is a dust storm in Phoenix
The above are various lightning shots by a single photographer (seemingly with a death wish)
A storm is brewing in the Caribbean yet still the fools flock to the biggest lightning conductor on the planet (aka the ocean)
Here we have a waterspout forming next to a lava river entering the ocean
Very cold photo
A flash flood in China
Fancy being hit by hail this size? Me neither, although some days I feel like I have been suck outside in a deluge of it
Waves breaking over a research ship (not really weather but a nice photo none the less)
This is a VERY cold lighthouse
Next up we have the result of a landslide... I have seen one little landslide when I lived in Cornwall and it was scary enough... I would hate to be in a bigger one
Lightning in Minnesota
A rainbow (well two) in Chile
A nice wave for surfing (again not truly "weather")
Colorado hit by a tornado
another in South Dakota
An awful lot of water in Guatamala
An extreme waterspout in Florida along with lightning
A big wave about to wash a lighthouse (you did not think people cleaned them did you?)
Another tornado, this time in Wyoming
A thunderstorm viewed from afar
Well that is all the photos I have to put up at the moment. I hope that they are of interest. Not sure what next weeks topic will be so suggest if you like. Also, please remember that it is easy for those of us in relatively safe parts of the world to see this and "ohh" and "ahh" but there are people who have weather like this as a daily reality. When bad weather comes your way please do what you can to help other people, wildlife and pets to be safe, to survive and to come out the other side smiling.
Mikex