Bizarre colorful (luminous/glowing) cloud phenomenon in the sky was observed about 30 mins before the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake took place. This was recorded in Tianshui, Gansu province ~450km northeast of epicenter, by someone using a cell phone. These clouds seemed to be glowing or somewhat luminous and seemed to resemble some characteristics of the Auroras.

It was snowing all night can you imagine how surprised everyone was when they woke up in the morning.

This guy must be really cold. Photo taken at -55C or -67 degree Fahrenheitvia LiveJournal

It often happens that people challenge the elements wanting to conquer and tame them. This was exactly that situation. The stormy weather has created 50 ft waves which is very unusual for this region.Lee William and Charlie Thompson, both 21 wanted to ride the massive waves off the coast of Penzance in Cornwall. Their friend Jacob Cockle, 22 was there to record the event. The two surfers were prepared to surf the big wave, however it was not meant to be. The wave came crashing, tossing and throwing the surfers around. It's clearly seen on the photos. The surfers, a little beat up, but feeling

According to the National Hurricane Center hurricane Lorenzo has made landfall along the east-central coast of Mexico. Forecasters said "Preparations to protect life and property should have already been completed," and the storm was expected to rapidly weaken as it moved inland. At 2 a.m. ET, the center of Lorenzo was about 40 miles south-southeast of Tuxpan, Mexico, and maximum sustained winds were near 80 mph. It is moving west at near 8 mph and was expected to continue on that course. After strengthening the Category 1 storm was upgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical storm

Later this week a typhoon moving towards Japan is expected to hit a region near Tokyo and bring heavy rains and strong winds. According to Japan's Meteorological Agency typhoon Fitow, which means "beautiful fragrant flower" in a Micronesian language, was located some 650 km south of Tokyo and moving northwest at 15 km per hour as of 0800 GMT (1800 AEST) Wednesday. Winds will reach upto 126 km per hour, the storm was forecast to approach the island of Hachijojima, about 300 km south of Tokyo, by Thursday morning. According to UK-based Web site Tropical Storm Risk (www.tropicalstormrisk.com),

The eye of a deadly powerful Category Five storm has struck Mexico, the US National Hurricane Centre has said. Dean has already struck Guadeloupe Hurricane Dean has begun to lash Mexico's Caribbean coast, with heavy rain and howling winds battering beach resorts where thousands of tourists are huddling in shelters."It is a hugely destructive storm - you don't see Category Five hurricanes every day," said Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang."In the next couple of hours the coast north of Belize will feel its full force, while the holiday resort of Cancun will experience

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Authorities in the Cayman Islands imposed a curfew and evacuated tourists as the British territory braced for a brush Monday with Hurricane Dean, which has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean killing at least eight people. Dean was expected to pass to the south of the Caymans but the government said it still posed a "significant threat" to the islands. Forecasters said the islands could receive up to 12 inches of rain.Hundreds of frantic vacationers lined up at ticket counters for special flights home, and many slept on the airport floor. Cayman

The Wizard of Oz has dramatically come true - a huge tornado obliterated most of this south-central Kansas town.At least 10 people have died and the search for tornado victims continues. The town is destroyed but rescue workers and officials hope they can rebuild Kansas city. The American National Weather Service classified the Friday night tornado as an F-5, the highest category on its scale.

This winter was the warmest on record worldwide, the government said Thursday in the latest worrisome report focusing on changing climate. The report comes just over a month after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said global warming is very likely caused by human actions and is so severe it will continue for centuries.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the combined land and ocean temperatures for December through February were 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit above average for the period since record keeping began in 1880.The report said that during the past century, global