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SorellaLaBefana

(454 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:38 AM Sep 1

CumuloNimbus from airliner high above the Gulfo de Mxico

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

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CumuloNimbus from airliner high above the Gulfo de Mxico (Original Post) SorellaLaBefana Sep 1 OP

Beautiful ZDU Sep 1 #1

Why didn't I know about the Cloud Appreciation Society??!! LearnedHand Sep 1 #2

Ah but you do now Judge . SorellaLaBefana Sep 1 #10

She's beautiful! maspaha Sep 1 #3

It will ALWAYS be the "Gulf of Mexico" AZ8theist Sep 1 #4

The clouds have been huge Figarosmom Sep 1 #5

wow. great shot from the origin place of the goddess. AllaN01Bear Sep 1 #6

Classic Anvil shape ybbor Sep 1 #7

Awesome catch 3auld6phart Sep 1 #8

Wow, that is beautiful! 1WorldHope Sep 1 #9

ZDU

(891 posts)

1. Beautiful

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:47 AM

Sep 1

Thank you!

LearnedHand

(5,152 posts)

2. Why didn't I know about the Cloud Appreciation Society??!!

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:54 AM

Sep 1

Cool resource!

SorellaLaBefana

(454 posts)

10. Ah but you do now Judge .

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 05:21 PM

Sep 1

Any thoughts on retiring =^?^=

maspaha

(689 posts)

3. She's beautiful!

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:59 AM

Sep 1

AZ8theist

(6,983 posts)

4. It will ALWAYS be the "Gulf of Mexico"

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:12 PM

Sep 1

The first thing I would do in 2028 is get rid of the childish stupidity of the Dotard regime:
Change the name back to what it is,
Demo the Rose Garden and and restore it to what it once was; a beautiful Jackie Kennedy inspired place of trees and flowers, not the concrete shitstain Melaria put in.
Demo the ball room and install cubicles for the hiring of a couple thousand FBI agents to investigate every single Repuke involved in corruption and treason against the USA.
Get rid of EVERY piece of fake gold GARBAGE in the oval office. Short list, they'll be TONS of work to erase the trash left behind by the childish, treasonous IMBECILE.

Beautiful photo, however!

Figarosmom

(9,122 posts)

5. The clouds have been huge

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:27 PM

Sep 1

And beautiful this last week.

AllaN01Bear

(28,054 posts)

6. wow. great shot from the origin place of the goddess.

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:31 PM

Sep 1

ybbor

(1,687 posts)

7. Classic Anvil shape

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:43 PM

Sep 1

I used to teach Earth Science and I used a cool lab about clouds and identifying them. The kids actually got pretty into it and made it a competition on who could get the most.

3auld6phart

(1,665 posts)

8. Awesome catch

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:12 PM

Sep 1

Turdulent looking though… great picture.

1WorldHope

(1,789 posts)

9. Wow, that is beautiful!

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:12 PM

Sep 1

What a miracle this planet is.

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