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what's happening over the water ?

pictured here is one of the better images yet recorded of a waterspout, a type of tornado that occurs over water

waterspouts are spinning columns of rising moist air that typically form over warm water

waterspouts can be as dangerous as tornadoes and can feature wind speeds over 200 kilometers per hour

some waterspouts form away from thunderstorms and even during relatively fair weather

waterspouts may be relatively transparent and initially visible only by an unusual pattern they create on the water

the featured image was taken in 2013 july near Tampa Bay, Florida

the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida is unarguably the most active area in the world for waterspouts, with hundreds forming each year



















































in apod.nasa.gov/apod