El Niño declared by BOM, and it could become the strongest on record
By Tom Saunders

El Niño is a state which can linger for up to 12 months and disrupt weather patterns across the globe, with Australia especially prone.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/nsw-bureau-of-meterology-declares-el-nino-weather/106776598

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'I just screamed': Storm chaser captures rare red sprites in WA sky
By Ruby Littler

A storm chaser says he "screamed" when he captured an elusive natural phenomenon, known as red sprites, on video.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/red-sprites-storm-chaser-kimberley-sky/106192812

#Weather #Photography #WeatherPhenomena #RubyLittler

I had no idea lightnings can also exhibit Doppler effect (blueshift & redshift), do they?

Either case, this photo of a lightning that I took last night shows some lightning arcs shifting in colour slightly to blue (approaching source of light) and red (withdrawing source of light) and they do appear to be consistent with its anatomy. I did consider axial chromatic aberration but that can't be it, the complete lightning is within the same focal plane, so...
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If you know anything more on the matter and can either confirm or reject Doppler shift in lightning, please drop me a comment.

Also, FWIW, I did consult the usual AI suspects and all I got was a round of overconfident-cum-condescending Dunning-Kruger-esque responses. So that was about as useful as expected - i.e., not in the slightest.

#Photography #NightPhotography #LongExposure #UrbanLandscape #Lightning #Weather #WeatherPhenomena #Canon #Mirrorless #28mm #PancakeLens

#Luftspiegelungen über dem Ärmelkanal bei Touquet Paris Plage.

/ #Mirages over the English Channel near Touquet Paris Plage.

High resolution:

https://www.silberspur.de/topics/mirages.jpg

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At this very moment two weather stations sense at least 103°C difference between each other:
South Pole Station: -55°C
Aïn Salah Airport, Algeria: +48°C

NZSP 181150Z 03012KT 4800 IC SCT020 M55/ A2840 RMK CLN AIR 01016KT ALL WNDS GRID=

METAR DAUI 181500Z 00000KT 8000 NSC 48/// Q1006=

#weather #weatherextremes #WeatherPhenomena #metar