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Undular Bores in Iowa



This footage was recently caught on an Iowa school's webcam. It shows giant waves, known as "undular bores", pulsing across the sky. Atmospheric scientists compare these waves to the ripples spreading out from a stone thrown into a pond, the waves of cold air in this case being propelled by an approaching storm. These bores often occur at night, so are not usually caught on tape as dramatically as in the video below.

Link to  NASA article

Video credit: KCCI-TV Des Moines and Iowa Environmental Mesonet SchoolNet8 Webcam



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