Rain Gallery

Reids Palace Hotel advertisement

Reid's Palace Hotel in Madeira, boasting happy sunny days, no rain, no dust...unequalled private sea-bathing, afternoon and evening open air dances, children's seawater pool, 100 bathing cabins, extensive shady gardens, four tennis courts, picturesque scenery and excellent roads

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Type 23 frigate HMS KENT at Sea, south of the Isle of Wight

Portsmouth-based Type 23 frigate HMS KENT at Sea, south of the Isle of Wight.
HMS Kent is one of the newest of the Type 23 frigates within the Royal Navy arsenal. Built by BAE Systems on the Clyde, she was launched on 27 May 1998 by Princess Alexandra of Kent.
Incorporating stealth technology to reduce her acoustic, magnetic and radar profile, she presents a formidable force when deploying both her highly capable sonar systems and embarked helicopter to detect opposing forces

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Supercell thunderstorm, Kansas, USA C017/8422

Supercell thunderstorm forming over Sanford, Kansas, USA, at twilight. A supercell thunderstorm is a severe long-lived storm within which the wind speed and direction changes with height. This produces a strong rotating updraft of warm air, known as a mesocyclone, and a separate downdraft of cold air. Tornadoes may form in the mesocyclone, in which case the storm is classified as a tornadic supercell thunderstorm. The storms also produce torrential rain and hail. Photographed on 7 May 2013

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