There was an awesome storm last night with plenty of thunder and lightning joining in. We don’t often see lightning in Cape Town (although I feel like it is much more common these days) and it was really beautiful. I have seen a few pics floating around – this is one of them.
I recently came across this incredible video on YouTube. If you have the bandwidth I highly recommend watching it – all 8 minutes are well worth it. It’s an incredible running battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo and a couple of crocs.
A serious (magnitude 8.1) under-sea earthquake lifted the tiny Solomon island of Ranongga 3 meters out of the water. The white now shown around the island is part of the surrounding coral reef which has been exposed by the lift.
I also found it amazing that there is a village on such a tiny island. There is more information and some more pics on National Geographic.
This cave in Mexico contains some truely monumental crystals – all natural. Some of these buggers are 11 meters (36 feet) long! They took hundreds of years to form and are actually quite fragile. Note the man standing on the left to get an idea of the real size. More info on National Geographic.
