The ‘Unifying Nature’ Of Clouds: Take A Tour Of The Sky With The Cloud Appreciation Society

A formation of Altocumulus lenticularis, bathed in the glow of sunset, mimics the contours and strata of the Grand Canyon below. Spotted over Arizona, US by John Bigelow Taylor and published in A Cloud A Day from the Cloud Appreciation Society. Founded in 2005, the— which is comprised of more than 48,000 cloud marvellers and spans 120 countries — are everyday people on the lookout for “weird clouds,” founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney says.

High clouds, such as altostratus or cirrus, are made from small ice crystals of water, he says, while low clouds, such as cumulus, are made from tiny droplets of water. The number of clouds in the world is infinite, and similar to a snowflake, each one is unique. In 1802, Luke Howard devised a Latin-based system, and developed names that are still used today, such as cumulus, stratus, cirrus and so on.

There are certain regions where you’re more likely to see certain types. Pretor-Pinney points out the stationary altocumulus lenticularis cloud, Latin for “lentil,” which resembles a UFO. Their saucer-like appearance forms as air flows over a mountainous region and “takes on a wave-like path,” he says.

But what is it about clouds that make us lay on our backs and look up at the sky? Or stare out of an airplane window and descend into daydreams?

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