Cat and gator face off, gator blinks

Some things you have to see to believe. Here's a cat with the heart of a Lion.



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Pictures: Huge Solar Storm Triggers Unusual Auroras

The recent solar storm has produced unusually brilliant northern lights. You can see the slideshow at National Geographic: Huge Solar Storm Triggers Unusual Auroras>>


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30 minutes of lightning in 42 seconds

Super thunderstorm at Athens, Greece from Chris Kotsiopoulos on Vimeo.

Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. In the atmospheric electrical discharge, a leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 60,000 m/s (130,000 mph), and can reach temperatures approaching 30,000 °C (54,000 °F), hot enough to fuse silica sand into glass channels known as fulgurites which are normally hollow and can extend some distance into the ground. There are some 16 million lightning storms in the world every year.

Lightning can also occur within the ash clouds from volcanic eruptions, or can be caused by violent forest fires which generate sufficient dust to create a static charge.

How lightning initially forms is still a matter of debate: - Wikipedia 


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How Creation Speaks and Ministers – Justin Taylor

How Creation Speaks and Ministers – Justin Taylor: "Someone put together some visuals with the background as John Piper’s 1987 sermon on The Pleasure of God in Creation from Psalm 104:31.

In that sermon Piper gives five reasons why God rejoices in the works of creation:

1. God rejoices in his works because his works are an expression of his glory.

2. God rejoices in the works of creation because they praise him.

3. God rejoices in the works of creation because they reveal his incomparable wisdom.

4. God rejoices in the works of creation because they reveal his incomparable power.

5. God rejoices in the works of creation because they point us beyond themselves to God himself.

Here’s a clip:"

Explosive power

The pictures coming in from Eyjafjallajokull are simply stunning.
More from Eyjafjallajokull - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Who let the dogs out?

This is very interesting. According to the latest research, scientists have determined, through genetic code sequencing, that dogs originated in the Middle East. They also determined that 80 percent of dog breeds have evolved in last few hundred years. Wow, that almost sounds... Biblical.

Stunning night sky

Here is some amazing time-lapse video of the night sky. The heavens declare God's glory.

Norwegian sunrise

This is amazing scenery (shot in HD), be sure to watch in full screen mode.

Cineflex - Norwegian sunrise from Leif Holand on Vimeo.

The heavens declare the glory of God

 The heavens declare the glory of God;
         And the firmament shows His handiwork.
 Day unto day utters speech,
         And night unto night reveals knowledge.
 There is no speech nor language
         Where their voice is not heard.
 Their line has gone out through all the earth,
         And their words to the end of the world. 
- Psalm 19:1-4 
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