Thursday, June 29, 2006

Mysterious Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus Clouds form in turbulent air on the undersides of thunderstorms.


Photo credit: Matus Kocka of Brno, the Czech Republic from SpaceWeather.Com

Although mammatus clouds are popularly thought to signal the approach of severe weather, new research shows the opposite is true. These lumpy clouds are most often seen when storms are breaking up.


Photo: Also from SpaceWeather.Com

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