NASA aerosol map shows the beauty of nature's fury amidst fires and storms

From a ground-level perspective, blazing wildfires and different varieties of storm are terrifying displays of nature's might. But viewed from space, through the right (computer-enhanced) eyes, they're all things of beauty.

On Friday, NASA released a visualization of Earth showing the aerosols that were swirling through our planet's atmosphere on Aug. 23. It was a busy day for Mother Nature, as you can see.

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Aerosols are specks of solids and liquids that swirl through the air we breathe. Most of the time, they're invisible to the naked eye. But when, say, a fire releases ash into the sky, or when a wind storm blows dust across the desert, those invisible aerosols are made visible. Read more...

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