Surreal picture captures fireworks, lightning, and a comet

Well, this picture is 3 years old or so, but I haven’t seen it, so I figured there’s a chance some of you guys might have missed it too. Taken in Perth, when some locals were out on the beach to see the fireworks, the picture also captures spectacular lightning, but the really amazing thing is [...]

Huge dust storm chokes Sydney [w/ pics]

A significant part of Australia’s east coast, including country’s biggest city, Sydney, has been engulfed by a shroud of red dust blown mostly from the desert outback. Visibility was so bad that most if not all flights were delayed, and of course, there were the usual folks who started screaming that this is the apocalypse. Numerous [...]

Volcano Eruption And Lightning Storms In Chile

Every once in a while, nature gives us samples of some amazing pictures; may they be landscapes, space pictures or microscopic pictures, it’s only fair that these pictures receive the attention they deserve. Such a fantastic display of natural forces was displayed in Chile, by volcano eruption and lightning storm. Still, it’s not quite your average [...]

NASA images show devastation in Myanmar

Every once in a while, we are reminded that we live on this wonderful planet but that can sometimes display an impressive amount of destructive force. This year, from the first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean we were reminded how frail and easy to destroy are the lives of people.According [...]