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Twin Convergence Zones
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Twin Convergence Zones

Published Jul 20, 2002

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Cloud Streets Trace Cold Coastal Winds
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Cloud Streets Trace Cold Coastal Winds

Valentine’s Day didn't warm a lot of hearts in the eastern United States.

Published Feb 16, 2016

Atmosphere Heat Land Snow and Ice Temperature Extremes

Afternoon Clouds over the Amazon Rainforest
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Afternoon Clouds over the Amazon Rainforest

A uniform layer of tiny “popcorn” clouds covers the Amazon Rainforest in this image from August 19, 2009. The clouds are a byproduct of photosynthesis.

Published Aug 26, 2009

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Traffic-free and Sky-high
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Traffic-free and Sky-high

Cloud streets form thousands of feet above the Earth’s surface.

Published Mar 12, 2017

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Cloudy Congo River Basin
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Cloudy Congo River Basin

Moisture and solar heating lead to interesting patterns in one of the cloudiest places on Earth.

Published Mar 3, 2019

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A Rope Ahead of a Cold Front
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A Rope Ahead of a Cold Front

Downdrafts from thunderstorms sometimes fuel thin bands of cumulus clouds that race ahead of cold fronts.

Published Feb 13, 2016

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Wind Churns the Gulf of Mexico
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Wind Churns the Gulf of Mexico

Strong winds gusted over the Gulf of Mexico on December 16, 2007, and though the wind is invisible in these photo-like snapshots, its presence is written in the clouds and on the surface of the water.

Published Dec 19, 2007

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Clouds Streets and Comma Clouds Near Svalbard
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Clouds Streets and Comma Clouds Near Svalbard

Cool air moving across Arctic sea ice gives rise to long parallel bands of cumulus clouds over the Norwegian Sea.

Published Mar 31, 2016

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Raised by Fire, Felled by Ice
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Raised by Fire, Felled by Ice

Events on Earth’s surface can affect the development and shape of clouds in the sky.

Published Jan 3, 2017

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Cloud Streets over the Atlantic
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Cloud Streets over the Atlantic

Cold air moving over relatively warm ocean water produced a pattern of clouds that lined up in organized rows.

Published Nov 14, 2019

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Haze along the Himalaya
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Haze along the Himalaya

White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.

Published Dec 2, 2009

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Spring Snow in the Dakotas
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Spring Snow in the Dakotas

In late April 2006, a spring snow storm hammered the northern Plains of the midwestern United States.

Published Apr 20, 2006

Severe Storms Snow and Ice

Spare Weather Satellite Proves Its Worth
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Spare Weather Satellite Proves Its Worth

When the GOES-East weather satellite went dark in September 2012, a back-up satellite orbiting nearby sprang into action.

Published Oct 12, 2012

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Wave Clouds over the Arabian Sea
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Wave Clouds over the Arabian Sea

Like a massive, ethereal bird gliding into the Persian Gulf, a large cluster of wave clouds spans the Arabian Sea from Oman to India. This cloud formation is likely an undular bore, which is created in the interaction between the cool, dry air in a low-pressure system with a stable layer of warm, moist air.

Published Jun 9, 2007

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