Environmental Graffiti

30 Apocalyptic Mammatus Clouds Gather Over the USA

Like portents of doom, mammatus clouds loom overhead, a globular blanket that might seem suffocating if we didn’t know of literally noxious gases released into the ether by human activity. Yet mammatus clouds are as exquisite as they ominous. As their name implies, are a thing of feminine beauty, and with sunlight percolating down through them, it could seem as if heaven itself is unlocking its gates. Join us on a chase across the States to track this singular meteorological phenomenon.

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Clouds Vs. Mountains

Last month, we brought you some explosive clashes between the fiery forces of volcanoes and lightning, so this time we've decided to turn our gaze on two more benign but no less majestic powers of earth and sky. Clouds and mountains can also seem to confront each other in dramatic fashion – like armies lined up to do battle – and what spectacle when they do.

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30 Creepiest Clouds On Earth

Imagine it’s twilight - you’re lying on the grass, staring in the sky and familiar shapes appear in the swirling cumulus. The clouds look like demonic marshmallows that infect the sky. They transform into amazing faces, beautiful fish, flying saucers and demons. These are some of the unknown wonders of the natural world and we’ve decided to compile a list of 30 of the most incredible, for your viewing pleasure.

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Can Bacteria End Drought?

I was one of the unenlightened people that thought we knew how rain works. Thunderstorms over Brazil, captured by the space shuttle Challenger in 1984 I assumed that rain was essentially the result of water vapor condensing in clouds and falling to earth. I never once considered [...]

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