Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

How can I possibly not write about four of my favorite things all in one place: 1) satellite imagery of our lovely planet, 2) volcanoes, 3) cloud patterns, and 4) gorgeous swirly ice patterns? All four of these are these are exemplified in the natural-color image above, taken by the Terra satellite (ding!) on Feb. 13, 2016. While it was over northeastern Asia -- specifically the Kamchatka peninsula -- it caught the ashy plume of the volcano Zhupanovsky (ding ding!) which has been active for th...