Fog Bank, August 20, 2012

Hello WeatherBrains listeners, this is the Fog Bank for August 20, 2012. Send me your choices for pics of the week on Twitter, @skydaver, on Google+ (link on the right, I think) or here on the blog.

First up, I found a photo of a stunning lenticular cloud.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimpix/5292918652/

My second pick is a new book by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, 'Clouds That Look Like Things'. You can find at cloudappreciationsociety.org. I don't think it will ever make it to Audible.com

Third, The Capital Weather Gang had a blog post with great pictures of a storm chase in the mid-Atlantic states, Friday, August 10
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/maryland-severe-storm-shows-off-superb-structure/2012/08/13/8f06bd7a-e4e2-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_blog.html

Fourth, USA Today had an article about current drought conditions, and soil conservation methods, compared to the Dust Bowl conditions of the 1930s
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/drought/story/2012-08-13/farm-belt-drought-dust-bowl/57144556/1

Finally, from NASA, a story and short video on the tracking of Hurricane Gordon
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Gordon.html

Send to JB, but he got disconnected before Picks of the Week.
The Capital Weather Gang has a discussion of this very active week in the Atlantic tropics
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/very-active-tropical-atlantic-as-we-enter-core-of-hurricane-season/2012/08/20/e741c350-ead1-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_blog.html

August 20 Fogbank Audio