What is Cloud Seeding?

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Clouds contain water droplets that condense and eventually turn into rain. However, not all the time that the water is enough to create precipitation. Sometimes, water molecules spread out due to the lack of water droplets on the clouds. This is where the importance of cloud seeding comes in. WHAT IS CLOUD … Read more

What is Catatumbo lightning?

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Lightning is the sudden discharge of the electrostatic force during an electrical storm. During this discharge, the atmosphere’s charged regions equalize themselves temporarily right as they hit an object on the ground. There will always be the sound of thunder accompanying the lightning. How does lightning form? Since lightning is an electric … Read more

Places with the most extreme weather conditions

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The different types of clouds signify about the condition of the day. Cirrus clouds mean you can enjoy a pleasant day at your favorite beach or have some fun mountain trailing with your friends. However, when you see a stratus cloud, expect a little rain or sometimes a little snow. With the … Read more

The Different Types of Weather Conditions

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Weather is the day-to-day state of the Earth’s atmosphere regarding the different weather components such as temperature, wind, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, humidity, and cloudiness. As we all know, the weather condition is not constant, and it changes every day. Today it might be sunny, and tomorrow might be a rainy day. Written … Read more

Factors Affecting The Weather

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One moment the weather is pleasant, you see cirrus clouds, and it’s very hot as the scorching heat of the Sun touches your skin, and then after a couple of hours, it rained so hard. Despite a weather forecast of rain, there was not even a droplet of rain happened. What must be the causes … Read more

The Strangest Weather Phenomena on Earth

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Besides the strongest typhoons, storms, the largest whirlwinds, and most giant waves, there are many unusual weather phenomena from different regions of the Earth. We thought they only exist and can be seen in movies, but they are real, and indeed very strange. The science behind the weather can be fascinating, odd, … Read more

Orographic Clouds

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Clouds are not all white, puffy, and fluffy, just like most of us people think. Some clouds are very thin, some clouds appear darker than usual, and some resemble different things like pouches and stuff. This article will discuss one of the special cloud types, which are called Orographic Clouds. WHAT IS … Read more

The Stratus Clouds

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Being a cloud expert, or even just having a better understanding and knowledge about clouds help in your personal weather forecasting, so you’ll know when you need to pursue your out-of-town travel for that particular day, or it gives you a hint if you need to bring your umbrella or not. Clouds … Read more

The ‘Alto’ Clouds

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Sometimes we wonder why people make simple things complicated. Why can’t we just call clouds simply as clouds? Why do they need to have many names and be classified into different types? Well, just like human beings, individuals are classified according to race, nationality, language, and some according to ethnicity to have … Read more

The Cirrus Clouds

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Cirrus (Ci) are distinguished as thin atmospheric clouds with wispy strands. The cloud got its name from the Latin word “cirrus”, which means a curling lock of hair or a ringlet. These clouds typically have a white or a light grey color and can form at altitudes between 5,000 m (16,500 ft) … Read more