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Let’s see what Yeti finds on Google
Yeti takes out his tablet and settles himself on a beach chair. He adjusts the umbrella so that the sun doesn’t blind him while he’s trying to read. He’s not sure what to type in the search engine. He looks up at the sky and now he sees a dog and an elephant. That is very strange! Now he is determined to find out what’s…
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Basic Types of Clouds
‘According to the World Meteorological Organization's International Cloud Atlas, more than 100 types of clouds exist. The many variations, however, can be grouped into one of 10 basic types depending on their general shape and height in the sky. Thus, the 10 types are: • Low-level clouds (cumulus, stratus, stratocumulus)…
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3 more basic types of clouds
‘Altocumulus - Altocumulus clouds are the most common clouds in the middle atmosphere. You'll recognize them as white or gray patches that dot the sky in large, rounded masses or clouds that are aligned in parallel bands. They look like the wool of sheep or scales of mackerel fish—hence their nicknames "sheep backs" and…
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4 more basic types of clouds
‘Cirrus - Like their name suggests (which is Latin for "curl of hair"), cirrus are thin, white, wispy strands of clouds that streak across the sky. Because cirrus clouds appear above 20,000 feet (6,096 m)—an altitude where low temperatures and low water vapor exist—they are made up of tiny ice crystals rather than water…
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How Much Does a Cloud Weigh?
Yeti’s eye catches an article that talks about the weight of a cloud. He never thought about that before either. He decides to read the article. ‘Have you ever wondered how much a cloud weighs? Even though a cloud seems to float in air, both the air and the cloud have mass and weight. Clouds float in the sky because they…
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What you see in the clouds might say something about you
Aha! Maybe this is the article that will tell him what it’s all about! ‘If you spend enough time looking at the sky, you will start seeing shapes in the clouds — a hippo, a dragon, a human face. The phenomenon is so common that it has its own hashtag: #cloudsthatlooklikethings. The reason we see animals, monsters and…
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Seeing things that aren’t there? It’s called pareidolia
‘Maybe you’ve seen the proverbial bunny in the clouds on a warm summer day, or the face of a clown in a mud splatter on the side of your car? Seeing familiar objects or patterns in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns is called pareidolia. It’s a form of apophenia, which is a more general term for the human…
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Clouds That Look Like Things
‘Spotting shapes in clouds is a delightful way to pass a lazy afternoon. There's even a society dedicated to cloud spotting. It’s called the Cloud Appreciation Society, founded by Gavin Pretor-Pinney to foster understanding and appreciation of clouds, and to fight “blue sky thinking”. A clear blue sky has always been…
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Look at this, a group of people who love clouds!
The girls dry off and Yeti has to do a search for this group. ‘We love clouds. Read our manifesto and see how we are fighting the banality of ‘blue-sky thinking’. • WE BELIEVE that clouds are unjustly maligned and that life would be immeasurably poorer without them. • We think that they are Nature’s poetry, and the most…
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The four of them enjoy their evening together
Tiffi, Jenny and Yeti finally arrive at Tiffi’s house. Tiffi goes into the kitchen to look for the puppies. “Where could they be?” thinks Tiffi. “Hey Jenny, did you bring a change of clothes with you? I’m going to get changed so you might want to get out of your wet clothes now.” Yeti goes into the living room to wait for…
