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stratus

(Encyclopedia) stratus: see cloud.

Weather: Ten Major Cloud Types

Ten Major Cloud TypesWeatherPartly to Mostly CloudyMoisture and HumidityIn the CloudsTen Major Cloud TypesForecasting by Clouds In biblical times, Job asked, "Can any understand the spreadings of…

Weather: In the Clouds

In the CloudsWeatherPartly to Mostly CloudyMoisture and HumidityIn the CloudsTen Major Cloud TypesForecasting by Clouds Hopefully, all this talk about humidity hasn't put you in a fog—but that's the…

DK Earth: Rain

WHY DOES IT RAIN? DO SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD RECEIVE MORE RAIN THAN OTHERS? THE WATER CYCLECLOUDSSNOWHAILFIND OUT MOREEarth is unusual among the planets in our Solar System in having an atmosphere…

cloud

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Approximate heights of some types of clouds cloud, aggregation of minute particles of water or ice suspended in the air. Cloudiness (or proportion of the sky covered by any…

Weather: Forecasting by Clouds

Forecasting by CloudsWeatherPartly to Mostly CloudyMoisture and HumidityIn the CloudsTen Major Cloud TypesForecasting by Clouds Weather Words "It sits lookingover the harbor and cityon silent…

DK Science: Clouds

HOW CLOUDS FORMHUMIDITYTHUNDERSTORMSFIND OUT MOREAir always contains some water vapour from oceans, lakes, and the ground. Clouds form when the air cools below a certain temperature, so…

Weather Words

A-B | C-G | H-S | T-Z ablation: The loss of snow cover from any snow or ice surface by melting, evaporation, or calving. abrupt climate change: Climate change…

2010 Academy Awards

2010 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nomineesThe 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners…