Monday, July 04, 2005

Under the anvil


The power and scale of a cumulonimbus cloud are phenomenal. The entire population of the world would fit into a cube a mile on a side (though you'd have to get your own lunch) - which could be dropped into the Grand Canyon, or alternatively disappear into even a small thunder cloud.

This storm is largely spent, the anvil marking its presence, looking deceptively soft ....Posted by Picasa