Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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0:10 Subverting Expectations, What does "Arizona" stand for? 1:08 The Horse Latitudes and why there are Deserts, 2:00 What is a Monsoon?, 2:30 What triggers Monsoon season? 3:45 When is Monsoon season? 4:15 Why Monsoon lightning is so TALL and desert lightning is so well photographed. 5:30 Dry Thunderstorms and forest fires. 5:58 Flash flooding. 6:45 Desert Riparian Zones - Food from the Desert. 8:05 Mike Olbinski and Haboobs (Desert Sandstorms), 14:15 - Monsoon Sunsets.

Special thanks to Mike Olbinski, Geoff Markowski, Guitar UP! Lowell Observatory (For designing such a cool t-shirt), Kitt Peak Observatory.

Mike Olbinski:
yt: youtube.com/user/MikeOlbinski
t: twitter.com/MikeOlbinski
i: instagram.com/mikeolbinski

Guitar Up!
f: facebook.com/guitarupband
yt: youtube.com/channel/UCQEYfVevr8m1S7-tgtews3A
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6pMlaq9xtDnAnDtSNXWhBG
Names of tunes in this video: "Turf Rider", "Theme from Dry Gulch Rangers", "Western Pacific"

Geoff Markowski: instagram.com/iguana_g_photography

This video was put together from my observations July 29 to August 5 2019 using GoPro footage, timelapse photography on my Canon 6D and realtime or slow-motion footage from a Sony RX10m4.

Locations Seen in this video:

Apache National Forest (US191), Gila National Forest, Saguaro National Park (Nearby), Tuscon, AZ. Tohono O'odham Nation, Navajo Nation, Apache Nation, Safford, AZ Albuquerque, NM and the Cibola National Forrest, Flagstaff, AZ Coconino National Forest

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