Hot, cold, wet, dry …
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Ominous thunderclouds build over Gjirokastra, Albania. The storms knocked out power, so we packed for our early morning bus ride to Vlore by candlelight. Click on the image to read about the leaky bus, Middle Eastern techno-pop and more.
SUMMIT COUNTY — It’s Friday, and once again, I’m putting together a photo essay based on the theme of the popular #FriFotos Twitter chat, an online forum for sharing pictures and links to stories. This week’s theme is right up my alley. I love weather and firmly believe that it’s neither good nor bad — it just is what it is.
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An impressive line of wave clouds over the Continental Divide in Colorado is a visible manifestation of upper air winds cresting as they rise over the tall peaks of the Rocky Mountains.
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An April shower leaves beaded water droplets on a willow catkin.
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The reddish tinge on the snow is dust from the desert Southwest, and it's causing all sorts of problems, including avalanches. Even more seriously, it makes the snow melt faster, with huge implications for water management and storage in the arid West. Climatologists say the desert dust events will become more common in a warming world. Click on the picture to learn more.
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Dave Fernandez, the former head caretaker at Dillon Reservoir, takes a daily reading that's used to compile weather statistics for Summit County. Click for more info.
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Frazil ice forms when the surface of the water cools quickly, like during the past few nights when cold winds blew across Dillon Reservoir. The resulting turbulence mixes the super-cooled water throughout its entire depth, encouraging the formation of tiny crystals. The turbulence prevents the ice from forming a sheet, but through a process called secondary nucleation, the frazil ice crystals multiply, sometimes reaching concentrations of 1 million crystals per cubic meter. Click for more info.
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Hail storm!
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Ice melting away from the edge of Dillon Reservoir leaves a rim of water to reflect spring clouds.
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Spring storm over Buffalo Mountain and Silverthorne, Colorado.
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Wind and snow are the weather recipe for avalanches.
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Autumn rain.
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Brilliant rainbow over Meadow Creek in Frisco, Colorado.
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An impressive cumulonimbus over the 14,000-foot peaks of the Continental Divide starts to collapse in the cool evening air.
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