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Australian year-round weather wonderland

Dispatch of sina science and technology (Beijing time) on November 11 news, according to foreign media reports, Australia''s bureau of meteorology yearly organization a meteorological photography contest, and will be the most excellent winning entries captioned corresponding photo stories made it into next year''s calendar. Australia''s bureau of meteorology recently made completed in 2011 meteorological calendar, including monthly equipped with a show of different weather theme wonderful photography works.

South Australia huge lightning

1 January: south Australia huge lightning

Introduction: a huge, dazzling lightning flashed across the sky, the south Australia fine DuNa plug the silo Cardiff 642 as tongtian bright.

Story: south Australian fine DuNa is in a remote seaside town (population 2,300 people), is visitors through the natrium "pull into western Australia last plain a major township. Andrew brookes is here a tourist information officer, he lives in a 240 million hectares of land, broadminded, flat. Whenever I hear thunder or see lightning, he will act at once, use a tripod to shoot timing photos. This picture photo, he immediately rushed into the room.

The northern territory monsoon rain feng

2. February: northern monsoon rain feng

Introduction: in Australia''s northern territory hampshire du Howard river above formed a monsoon rain feng.

Story: in March 2010, retired captain Michael bowman is hampshire''s walking a thicket du two of his dog, in this piece of distance Darwin southeast 42 kilometers of bushes he took the picture. When torrential rain feng marched to, the sky from under the torrential rain, bowman are bought a new camera will get wet worried. In order not to let the camera to get wet, he put in plastic bags with all the cookies feeding the dogs, and then put the camera in the plastic bag. The picture cloud dike called roller cloud, usually in the storm, surface smooth, cold front is layered or ribbon, bottom were black and turbulent tumbling.

Cradle mountain artist pond thin ice

3. March: cradle mountain artist pond thin ice

Introduction: in Tasmania st clair lake national park in the cradle of artists, the water pond mountain knot a layer of ice.

Story: winter, Barry - in the global famous Danny HeLan travel across Australia heaven were hiking circuits in lu eight-day trip. This route through cradle mountain and the st clair lake national park, natural scenery delightful. On 14 June 2009, former queenslandstate government officeholder Barry - Danny HeLan fled the Brisbane swelter, arrived at bethel, southern HuEnGu Hollywood took photos with camera this fantastic scene.

Private suburbs clouds suddenly and violently

4 April: private suburbs clouds suddenly and violently

Introduction: rainy season comes, first storm swept the Cleveland Queensland private LanWan.

Story: private chef Steve Davis in airline catering company work. He likes with his camera around monsoon season in pictures, he can always photographed brilliant pictures. 2009 on December 27, afternoon, god shall not be liable for his preparation and patience, Davis, non-intervening to private suburbs castle on the side of a mountain clouds suddenly and violently. This photo shows the is a kind of typical clouds suddenly and violently, it has clear feng flanges, striker very short, this is caused by cumulus clouds billow and thunderheads.

Sydney sandstorm

5. May: Sydney sandstorms

Introduction: on the eve of the dawn, sandstorm will solidly plastered over Sydney harbour bridge as a parcel.

Story: 2009 September 23, Sydney newspaper photographer John - granger 5 points less than up catching the early class, just open the door he found the day''s big news & mdash; & mdash; The entire port city wrapped in a piece of red dust. The granger recalls: &; ldquo At that time really very strange. Rush hour is like Arab, you went to bondi beach but cannot see. Fortunately we have professional camera, can clearly show at that time of the dust float in the sky of the atmosphere. After weeks, we continuously in the office found this red dust. & rdquo; The sandstorm is Sydney since nineteen forty-two years one of the worst dust weather, it will be weather dyed bright red, make many cities visibility to 400 meters. Sydney airport many flights were delayed or cancel, therefore all exposed to air of the buildings of surface covered completely on a thick layer of dust.

Victoria fog

6. June: Victoria fog

Introduction: 2009 on May 19, after experiencing &; ldquo Dark Saturday rdquo; of&" Bushfire three months after the meters, Victoria st Andrews, the DaQiaoLu floating above the meal fog.

Story: retired university geologist Tony steudle is virtuous life in Melbourne, the northeastern eisen AnShuLin distance February 2009 happen &; ldquo Dark Saturday rdquo; of&" Forest fire area near. In this took 174 life fire after three months of one day morning, steudle DE at st Andrews nearby the jungle walking, in the area of burnt into carbon black forest, he saw this piece of mist and saw some regeneration signals.

The Atlantic iceberg

7. July: the Atlantic iceberg

Introduction: the frozen sea water and light together, give the mid-atlantic Australia Kathy and Davis base on iceberg between sea were smeared with a layer of green hue.

Story: lotus Bert meteorologists barron DE baker found that, in the mid-atlantic has 2 forecasting meteorological summer base can provide him with countless shoot photos of opportunities. He had worked in Kathy stood stationed in 5 months, during filming 5,000 photo. Baker in July took 34 zhang different pattern of the iceberg of photos, and many icebergs photos are in &; ldquo Australia aurora rdquo; no of&" On the voyage home shooting. Baker said: &; ldquo Tip can appear sometimes very strange shapes, the only problem is that it is hard to see how the iceberg size scale. In the picture the iceberg is about 60 meters long, some iceberg will stretch 600 metres away. & rdquo;

Feather top mountain singular genting

8. August, feather top mountain singular genting

Introduction: the sun lit up the Victoria feather near the top of the mountain, the mountain are rolling hillside was floating a layer cumulus clouds billow.

Story: 2009, nikolai - belo SuoFu in Australia divide the DingNuo plain spent his Christmas, during the August eggshell would some peculiar landscape. On December 29 morning, belo SuoFu are looking for different scene, suddenly he wonders saw the feather face top shandong according to warm the sunrise. Feather top hill high 1922 meters, is the second Victoria mountains. Belo SuoFu said: &; ldquo At that time, I was looking for the mist, suddenly found the wonders, this layer wonderful cloud DingZhen very beautiful. & rdquo;

Black virtuous orchid port crimson red rain cloud

9 September: black virtuous orchid port crimson red rain cloud

Introduction: on February 26, 2009, a burst of cb poured into western Australia black virtuous orchid port, by sunset dyed crimson red. According to records, when gust wind speed per hour, 93 kilometers.

Story: Victoria is a graphic designer Katie - Davis in her 2008 ring Macao trip in western Australia during the north-west of black virtuous orchid port made a visit to stay. In Victorian south of aram green jeep, landscape, Davis found that black virtuous orchid port weather &; ldquo Make it an eye-opening... .. Here are driving rain and thick clouds & rdquo; . Three years later, Davis still worked in black virtuous orchid port a sign company and anytime to start filming dramatic weather photos. 2009 on February 26, Davis go out to record piles of cb, she said: &; ldquo When the thunderstorm striker attacks, I was dust settlest, followed by will never thought about 100 kilometers per hour speed of the storm. My camera is almost the brisk wind blow is broken. & rdquo;

Dan''s agriculture mountain rare snow

13. Cover: Dan''s agriculture mountain rare snow

Introduction: on August, in Australia''s Victoria Dan farmers mountain, a beginning of blizzard this piece of forestland were clothed in a silver coat. Three hours, the region dumped up to 10 cm.

Story: Australia''s bureau of meteorology climatologists - David Jones in 2008 to August 10th filmed the Melbourne edom 40 kilometers Dan''s agriculture mountains a rare persistent snowfall the beauty. David Jones was a climate analysis team principal of him to not only record Dan''s mountain forest and ferns, farmers, but also to the snow caused by the three hours snowfall was about 10 cm of rare climate the various causes are evaluated and analyzed. Jones memories original scene, said &; ldquo When the mist dark clouds low, the scenery is very beautiful. & rdquo; Later, Jones also and his little son together built a snowman. He''s on Dan farmers so much snow mountain surprised, and plaint in continued global warming case his son is still to be able to enjoy the scenery.