No One Really Understands Clouds

Diana Bander, Member 49,101, spotted this article on The Atlantic website.  The article, written by  Zoë Schlanger, begins with the sky near to the equator.  It states, “clouds and wind run the show”, explaining that tropical cloud systems drive global atmospheric circulation, which determines the weather around the world.  It draws on the thoughts of Da Yang, an atmospheric scientist, and Tiffany Shaw, a climate physicist, both from the University of Chicago.

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Image Credit:  Cumulonimbus clouds over the Maldives spotted by Emilia Fulgido, Member 47,092

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