20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Rain Bomb ; an Extreme Weather Event

A rain bomb occurs when conditions in a given environment go from no precipitation to an abundance of it in a matter of minutes... then back to no precipitation. This is a side effect of extreme weather that is perpetuated by the climate crisis.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D3400
Copyright: © Aidan Kleckner