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Asperitas over Greenland. (
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Cumulus clouds framing a skyscraper over Taipei, Taiwan
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A windy and snowy scene that seemed to yield a mirror between the sky and the ground, spotted near Eagle Summit, Alaska, US
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A unique and tenuous lenticularis cloud formation above Bugaboo Provincial Park, Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada
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An evolving storm system near Higgins Beach, Maine, US
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A plethora of optical phenomena spotted over El Paso, Texas, US
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A "bird" cloud flying amidst the cumulus over Avondale, Arizona, US
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Cirrocumulus lenticularis spotted over Barrea, Abruzzo, Italy
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Clouds that Jerry thought looked like ostrich feathers, spotted over Estepona, Spain
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Lightning during an evening storm over Siler City, North Carolina, US
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Sunrise, upon which Laura described as looking like little rabbits in a canoe sailing up to Canada, spotted over Willits, California, US
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A large fallstreak hole (cavum) spotted by Sylvie, who said it looked almost like a tornado, over Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Clouds in the sky after the rain, spotted over Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan
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22-degree halo over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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A storm system with mammatus (mamma) over Canberra, Australia
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An Incredible picture.
Looks great ! Even upside down!
Oh my my, this is Fantastic B&C, just Fantastic….
wow, somehow seems appropriate to have asperatus over Greenland – stunning shot
This is wonderful. Such amazing colours.
Hi Cherry, a sight like this leaves me speechless. You CAN only marvel.
Comment from Cherry Alexander…
"My husband was in Greenland last October just before the sun set for the winter and many of the Inuit in the village were out in the street marveling at these clouds, the like of which had not been seen in the area before. They were accompanied by very strong winds."