5 Unusual Facts About Clouds
Geo Beats
2012-01-20
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Unusual Facts About Clouds - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats.
Here are 5 uncommon facts about clouds.
Clouds are not actually white, they simply are made of water and ice droplets that scatter the passing light.
When clouds grow denser, because of increased water content, less light goes through, making them appear gray or black.
It is possible to artificially generate cloud weather, as was proven when General Electric used dry ice to produce snow from a cloud in 1943.
The highest form of clouds are noctilucent clouds on the edge of the atmosphere, which can reflect the sun's light even at night.
Thunderstorm clouds are caused by masses of warm air that surge upwards into unstable atmospheres and quickly freeze, releasing heat and friction into the cloud.
Here are 5 uncommon facts about clouds.
Clouds are not actually white, they simply are made of water and ice droplets that scatter the passing light.
When clouds grow denser, because of increased water content, less light goes through, making them appear gray or black.
It is possible to artificially generate cloud weather, as was proven when General Electric used dry ice to produce snow from a cloud in 1943.
The highest form of clouds are noctilucent clouds on the edge of the atmosphere, which can reflect the sun's light even at night.
Thunderstorm clouds are caused by masses of warm air that surge upwards into unstable atmospheres and quickly freeze, releasing heat and friction into the cloud.
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