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SorellaLaBefana

(411 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:38 AM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP

Beautiful ZDU Yesterday #1

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

Ah but you do now Judge . SorellaLaBefana 22 hrs ago #10

She's beautiful! maspaha Yesterday #3

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

The clouds have been huge Figarosmom Yesterday #5

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

Classic Anvil shape ybbor Yesterday #7

Awesome catch 3auld6phart Yesterday #8

Wow, that is beautiful! 1WorldHope Yesterday #9

ZDU

(695 posts)

1. Beautiful

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:47 AM

Yesterday

Thank you!

LearnedHand

(4,966 posts)

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

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:54 AM

Yesterday

Cool resource!

SorellaLaBefana

(411 posts)

10. Ah but you do now Judge .

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 06:21 PM

22 hrs ago

Any thoughts on retiring =^?^=

maspaha

(637 posts)

3. She's beautiful!

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:59 PM

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AZ8theist

(6,876 posts)

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

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:12 PM

Yesterday

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

(8,091 posts)

5. The clouds have been huge

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:27 PM

Yesterday

And beautiful this last week.

AllaN01Bear

(27,256 posts)

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

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:31 PM

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ybbor

(1,665 posts)

7. Classic Anvil shape

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:43 PM

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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

(1,623 posts)

8. Awesome catch

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Mon Sep 1, 2025, 02:12 PM

Yesterday

Turdulent looking though… great picture.

1WorldHope

(1,540 posts)

9. Wow, that is beautiful!

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 02:12 PM

Yesterday

What a miracle this planet is.

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