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An action-packed sky over Recanati, Italy.
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Rainbow over Principe Real, Portugal
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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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Such a spectacular, dramatic picture, Marco!
Clouds look like mashed-potato or cauliflower in the sun, as they rise on the warm, mid-spring air-currents and eventually tower spectacularly and dramatically into the atmosphere from near-ground level right up into the stratosphere! Cumulonimbus clouds have definitely been my favourite type of clouds to take photos of for a number of years now, as they are always so huge spectacular and dramatic! Nature is at its best here, when the base of the clouds turn black, the lightning flashes and lights up the sky in a spectacular display, the wind starts to blow strongly and the rain starts pouring down in bucket-loads, sometimes flooding the streets and causes major destruction to trees and buildings!
Cumulonimbus clouds are never the same every time they appear in on a warm, spring or hot, summer when the weather fronts, heat and humidity create perfect conditions for them to form properly- bit like playing scrabble, which I play regularly(no game is ever the same!) This is what makes these clouds so interesting. It is always interesting making the most of it every time you see different ones on different days of the week and to photograph them whenever you can!
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia