This is monsoon season in the desert southwest, so the weather is humid as well as hot, adding to the misery of people and animals. The desert is never a welcoming place, but summer is by far the most dangerous time of year.
In July and August, a shift in the wind brings moisture up from the Gulfs of Mexico and California causing some pretty extreme weather. Click HERE for a time lapse video of a micro-burst in Las Vegas earlier this week.
Micro-bursts occur when a thunderstorm suddenly collapses, dropping amazing amounts of rain causing flash floods. The wind from a micro-burst resembles a tornado. But the scariest thing about micro-busts is they can appear out of nowhere.
We drove out to Floyd Lamb Park yesterday morning, just to get out of the house for a bit. At 9 am it was already over 100 degrees and too hot to walk. We brought some bread for the geese, but they were so listless they barely had the energy to waddle over and check us out.
The park is adjacent to millions of acres of public lands, where the Las Vegas sprawl abruptly ends. Drifting monsoon clouds add to the beauty of the Mojave landscapes.
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