Chasing storms on Tornado Alley, June 19th - 28th, 2010

In June 2010, I spent one week chasing storms on the High and Northern Plains of the U.S. Within seven days, We drove 5500 Kilometers, touching eight states (Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa) and encountered fantastic supercells, lightning, tornadoes and huge hail. Chase accounts are on the STORMS & SEVERE WEATHER section

July 5th, 2010

Red Sea / Egypt Winter 2010

During February 2010, I spent one week in Egypt doing research on Recent tropical echinoids. SCUBA diving in the beautiful coral reefs was most enjoyable!

March 12th, 2010

Sphaeraster, the starfish that wanted to be a sea urchin

Today, I added a thread on the weird Jurassic starfish Sphaeraster in the ECHINOIDS/FOSSIL ECHINOIDS section. and I added some new pictures in the NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS and LANDSCAPES sections.

To much to do during the last months (I moved to another place) - next updates will follow at the end of October.

September 23rd, 2009

In praise of chalk

There is nothing like echinoids from the chalk!
This new account celebrates their beauty and delicacy.
Go to the ECHINOIDS/FOSSIL ECHINOIDS section.

May 11th, 2009

Mediterranean winter thunderstorm, January 09, 2009

Added a thread (17 pictures) about a stunning winter thunderstorm over the Mediterranean in the STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER section, as seen from my favourite spot on the Mallorca mainland (Balearic Islands)

January 23rd, 2009

Winter thunderstorm over the Jordan desert

Added a thread on a winter thunderstorm in the desert of Jordan in the STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER section

December 30th, 2008

The weird crinoid Cyathidium: A true living fossil

Pictures of fossil and Recent members of the bizarre crinoid Cyathidium added in the ECHINOIDS/FOSSIL ECHINOIDS section

November 28th, 2008

Beauty in flint: Cidaris rosenkrantzi from Denmark

Added three new images from Cidaris rosenkrantzi in the ECHINOIDS/FOSSIL ECHINOIDS section

October 29th, 2008

New images added in the Echinoid Symbiosis section

Added some nice starfish micro X-ray CT images in the ECHINOIDS/ ECOLOGY/SYMBIOSIS section.

October 16th, 2008

Photographic trip to Austria and Croatia

September 21 to October 12, 2008: Photographic trip to the Hohen Tauern Nationalpark (Eastern Alps, Austria) and Cres Island (Adriatic Sea, Croatia).

October 14th, 2008

www.tornadoropa.eu is now online!

Here you will find information about echinoids, severe weather/stormchasing and galleries of my wildlife and landscape photography. Please visit this site regularly, since many parts are still under construction and will be updated soon.

June 19th, 2008