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China: Spectacular Virga Clouds Captured Over Jinan City Amid Sudden Hailstorm

On the evening of May 18, 2024, residents in Jinan, Shandong, China, captured moments of localized rain clouds, which appeared like a delicate veil connecting the sky and the earth, as the sudden hail hit the city. The video shows the raindrops showering from the dense clouds accompanied by terrifying lightning. Zheng Lina, the chief forecaster at the Jinan Meteorological Observatory, explained in a local interview that this meteorological marvel is called a "virga", which occurs when raindrops evaporate continuously as they fall, creating streak-like suspensions. The virga is often observed during high temperatures in summer, which leads to localized convective weather conditions.

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(SP)CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP 2024-SUPER FINAL

(240420) -- XI'AN, April 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zongyuan of China watches while showering during the men's 3m springboard final at the World Acquatics Diving World Cup 2024 Super Final in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP 2024-SUPER FINAL

(240420) -- XI'AN, April 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zongyuan of China watches while showering during the men's 3m springboard final at the World Acquatics Diving World Cup 2024 Super Final in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP 2024-SUPER FINAL

(240419) -- XI'AN, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Long Daoyi/Wang Zongyuan (R) of China talk to each other while showering during the men's 3m synchronised final at the World Acquatics Diving World Cup 2024 Super Final Stop 1 in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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Fiery Buddhist ritual in Nara to usher in spring

NARA, Japan - Spark-showering giant torches are carried through the balcony of the Nigatsudo Hall at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on the evening of March 12, 2014, during its "Omizutori" (sacred water-drawing) ritual that signals the arrival of spring.

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Bangladesh Covid-19 Cases Surge - Dhaka

Relative of Selima Rahman, who died from COVID-19, showering flowers on her grave at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 23, 2021. Bangladesh recorded 4,014 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 98 new deaths on Thursday, making the total tally at 736,074 and death toll at 10,781, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that 27,429 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bangladesh Covid-19 Cases Surge - Dhaka

Relative of Selima Rahman, who died from COVID-19, showering flowers on her grave at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 23, 2021. Bangladesh recorded 4,014 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 98 new deaths on Thursday, making the total tally at 736,074 and death toll at 10,781, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that 27,429 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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HORROR HOSPITAL

HORROR HOSPITAL [BR 1973] aka COMPUTER KILLERS Date: 1973

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Scenes of sumo

Combined photo taken July 16, 2017, shows Terutsuyoshi (L) showering the ring with salt and Ura tossing a small amount of salt at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, as the amount of salt being thrown before a bout varies among wrestlers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo