A storm lingers on the mountainside in northern Iceland. Mountains affect local weather in a lot of different ways: They alter air flow in a way that can enhance or dampen snowstorms, and land on the side of a mountain that faces away from the wind tends to be much drier than land on the windy side of a peak.
(Image Credit: flickr/cristiano corsini)
By: World Science Festival Staff
http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/2014/10/photo-day-darkness-falls/
