José Roberto Vasconcelos, CAS member No. 17,481 from Natal, Brazil recently told us that the ‘Clouds Observatory’ in Brazil was finally open.
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Journalist Mari Saito joined us on our Sky Gathering to the English island of Lundy in May 2019.
Massimiliano Sqadroni sent this timelapse from a webcam located at Passo Sella Dolomites (Italy) at 2225m above sea level.
July’s Cloud of the Month is a rainbow wheel of fortune. Find out more…
Poet, Adam Laceky, sent us this 10-part poem about clouds. We thoroughly enjoyed each section dedicated to a particular cloud.
Rachel A Dolmatch, member 47312, painted “Clouds: America’s Got Weather” in May 2019
David Oscarson, supporting member 40914. Recently composed a poem, “Figures in the Sky”, while traveling across the high plains of Texas, USA.
ascal Guay sent us this time-lapse video he took on Nun’s Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 26th, 2019 around 7:00pm
June has seen numerous spottings of ‘noctilucent clouds’ across Europe and North America. Why might these rare night-shining clouds, which form right up at the fringes of Space, be starting to appear more and more frequently…?
Harry van Dijken (member 35947) submitted “Clouds” by Iona from her album “Another Realm”.
Hand-painted side table by Kady MacDonald Denton
Rokas recently sent this time-lapse cloud video.
Herman Folmer, member 46462, created this painting in 1997 and told us “the tiny little town of Motovun in Croatia appears each bright autumn morning”
Timothy Kessler, supporting member 89194, recently drew our attention to this article from Earth Sky
Paul Bennet (member 47241) has shared his latest – and largest – cloud painting entitled “Sunset over Balmoral”.
Cloud enthusiast Sue Gemmell, recently drew our attention to this wonderful video of Layne Johnson capturing the majestic beauty of all different types of clouds in gorgeous oil paintings.
Sofie Dieu, member 46343, is an artist with an enthusiasm for clouds. This piece is called “Pond Reflection” and is painted ink on layered paper.
We have many members of the Society who are airline pilots – no one else after all, has a better view of the clouds from their office window
May’s Cloud of the Month shows how a Cumulus with big ambitions can develop a cloud halo…
Jessica Volpe (member 45292) recently published her book “The One and ONLY Cloud: A Fact and Fiction Book about Clouds”.
This a 30 X 30, Diptych painted in acrylics called “Pacific Blaze” by Michael Armstrong.
For our Chinese speaking members, an article by Mengni Xing following an interview with Society Founder, Gavin Pretor-Pinney.
Paul Bennett, member 47271, has shared his latest cloud painting with us.
Waterfalls and water rises in the Cloud of the Month for April…
Davo Laninga, member 1095, recently sent us his Cloud-focused time-lapse film titled “The Invitation”.
Jan McIntyre, member 34,229 contacted us with details of an exhibition running at York Art Gallery.
Constance Kilgore, member 27497, is an established artist with an enthusiasm for painting the skies.
Mike Sharp, member 19947, sent us a video taken just after his recent trip to Tanjong Bunga, Penang, Malaysia.
John has been painting skies all over the US and Europe for decades and wanted to share these with other members.
Our German speaking members may be interested to read the recent profile about Bernhard Kaliner, Society member 9964
Join us for hands-on activities, including a Virtual Reality experience of Google Earth, as we explore the variety of ways we gather data about the weather.
Rachel Dolmatch, member 47312, is a cloud artist from Quincy, MA, just south of Boston.
Cloud of the Month for March has mysteries blowin’ in the wind…
Paul Bennett, member 47271 is new to the Cloud Appreciation Society and tells us he absolutely adores clouds
This gentle Haiku has been submitted by Cindy Medina
inspired by the view at Jamay, Jalisco, Mexico
A recent theoretical study shows that a major increase in CO2 could result in a dramatic reduction in low clouds responsible for keeping the surface cool.
February’s Cloud of the Month is a smile in the sky…
Cloud enthusiast, Adrian Zlotea, loves clouds and especially Cumulonimbus, as you can see from his sketch.
Lionel Playford, member 22010, has been studying clouds and the sky in drawing and painting for nearly 50 years as a landscape artist.