Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
CumuloNimbus from airliner high above the Gulfo de Mxico [View all]
Cloud's upward climb stops abruptly at the top of the troposphere where we, and our weather, live
... The cloud had grown so tall that its upper layers had all frozen, giving its top a fibrous appearance, defining it as the capillatus species of Cumulonimbus. It had reached the very top of the troposphere, where the growth of clouds is capped beneath a layer of stable air that causes storm clouds to spread out sideways...
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/monday-1st-september-2025
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/monday-1st-september-2025
10 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read