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2014 November 23
Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas
Image Credit & Copyright: Eric Nguyen (Oklahoma U.), www.mesoscale.ws
Explanation: The scene might have been considered serene if it weren't for the
tornado. During 2004 in
Kansas, storm chaser
Eric Nguyen photographed this budding twister in a different light -- the light of a
rainbow. Featured
here, a white tornado cloud descends from a dark storm cloud. The
Sun, peeking through a clear patch of sky to the left, illuminates some buildings in the foreground. Sunlight reflects off raindrops to form a
rainbow. By coincidence, the
tornado appears to end right
over the rainbow. Streaks in the image are hail being swept about by the high swirling winds. Over 1,000
tornadoes, the most
violent type of storm known, occur on
Earth every year, many in
tornado alley. If you see a
tornado while driving, do not try to outrun it -- park your car safely,
go to a storm cellar, or crouch under steps in a basement.
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