Rare ‘roll cloud' delights Portuguese beachgoers amid record heat wave
Videos taken across parts of the northern and central coast showed a dark, tsunami-like cloud formation, commonly referred to as a roll cloud, billowing over the ocean, stretched out across the horizon, on Sunday. Beachgoers could be seen scrambling to film the sight, or standing along the shoreline admiring the towering clouds.
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And he said, 'Would you just ask?'' Anthony brought his staff to Manhattan for a presentation. Taylor and Klieman went over the details, and the coach polled his colleagues at Northwestern and Nebraska, which played in Dublin in 2022. The feedback was encouraging. One of the coaches called it 'the greatest experience their kids have ever had.' That sealed it for Klieman. 'Chris came down to my office, and said, 'Let's do it,'' Taylor said. 'I was shocked, literally, because of the importance of the game. It's a conference game. It's the first game of the year. I didn't think he'd do it.' Iowa State and Kansas State pull together multi-day road trips almost every December for bowl games. This one is different in both vibe and process. For road trips or bowl games, the teams usually load their equipment into a semi-truck and haul it wherever it needs to go. In this case, they had to prepare a cargo jet well in advance to fly their equipment to Dublin. 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'For the players who did not already have passports — about 50 percent of the roster — we scheduled individual appointments in January and February to complete and submit their applications,' said Kacey Feldkamp, Kansas State's director of football operations. This is night before your packing list due for your overseas trip where they pickup your equipment week + before the game. — K-State Equipment (@KStateSWAG) August 1, 2025 The teams are scheduled to fly out Wednesday and will return Sunday morning. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell spoke with Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and New England's Mike Vrabel about the logistics. Campbell compared this trip to what the Eagles experienced last September in traveling to Brazil for the season opener. The Iowa State staff spoke with nutritionists and sports science professionals about not only preparing for this game but returning to a regular-season routine the following week. Klieman and his wife went on the Ireland trip in February, which he called 'a great opportunity.' Campbell echoed that sentiment: 'You're very honored to play in this game. It just makes it a really unique opportunity.' Each fan base has bought more than 10,000 tickets for what will be the Cyclones' first international trip and Wildcats' first since 1992. Kansas State's helmets feature a unique 'Celtic' design to commemorate the trip. Iowa State chose to wear traditional road attire with cardinal helmets and pants rather than spend $75,000 for a special jersey. Fan requests for the Cyclones to add a fourth color were rejected for non-monetary reasons. 'They can pick yellow uniforms or Coach Campbell,' Brabenec said. 'You can't have both.' See you in 15 days @kstatesports — Iowa State Athletics (@CycloneATH) August 8, 2025 Jokes may surface on Saturday that the proud land-grant institutions now will include potatoes or clover as staple crops alongside corn and wheat. 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