Noctilucent clouds are so beautiful, shining with a luminescent glow in the twilight sky at the very edge of space. These clouds are also known as polar mesopheric clouds or by their abbreviation NLC.Despite their ethereal beauty, noctilucent clouds have darker connotations of evidence of damage to our ozone layer and global warming effects.
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Night Shining Noctilucent Clouds
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A Guide to Rare Nacreous Clouds
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Nacreous clouds are also known as polar stratospheric clouds or PSCs, and can be seen in the polar countries of the northern and southern hemisphere. These rare and beautiful clouds shimmer with colours you find in a seashell, hence their nickname 'mother of pearl clouds'. Despite their beauty, the increasing frequency of nacreous clouds is worrying for scientists.
Clouds That Look Like UFOs: Altocumulus Lenticularis Cloud
Posted by LKW31 (#1) 704 days ago (http://www.squidoo.com)
Lenticular clouds are surreal and stunningly beautiful, this article explains how they are formed and where you can find them. Many people believe that these clouds are UFOs, due to their uncanny resemblance to flying saucers. This article includes lots of wonderful photos and time lapse footage as well as an analysis to why people believe aliens create these clouds. Take a look, I hope you enjoy
Plush Polar Teddy Bear
Posted by prosperity66 (#1) 730 days ago (http://www.squidoo.com)
Teddy bear is a cuddly toy; which has existed for more than a century. Long before the creation of Teddy Bear plush toy, some children tales, such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears, already staged bears.Although the bear isn't the nicest animal of the world, Teddy Bear is a toy that all children love. More often than not, it is the friendly element of a nursery although the real animal is not tha
The Wonder Of Rainbows
Posted by LKW31 (#1) 760 days ago (http://www.squidoo.com)
You would have to be a heartless cold person not to appreciate a rainbow! The rainbow is a meteorological and optical phenomenon which has inspired, mystified and awed people across the world for thousands of years. This lens looks at the scientific reasons for why a rainbow occurs and how a rainbow is formed and I wanted to put together a gallery of the best rainbow images out there for you to m
Rain! Glorious Rain!
Posted by LKW31 (#1) 760 days ago (http://www.squidoo.com)
Rain is a BIG TOPIC! Rain brings relief when it's dry, it brings chaos when it rains too much. This page is a guide to rain, looking at how rain is made, the different types of rain and the affect rain has on nature.
Tornadoes - Safety Tips and Tornado Videos
Posted by ThomasC (#1) 799 days ago (http://www.squidoo.com)
Tornado information that can help save your life. Below you will find tornado videos, information about the Fujita Pearson Tornado Scale used to rank a tornadoes strength and speed of the winds. Plus useful information for what you should do in case of tornado sirens sounding in your area. Are you studying to become a storm chaser? Maybe you are just looking for some tornado safety tips or you wa
Fascinating and Beautiful Clouds!
Posted by LKW31 (#1) 802 days ago (http://www.squidoo.com)
'I wandered as lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o'er vales and hills' Daffodils by William Wordsworth.
Clouds are more than a scientific subject or simply related to the weather, they have inspired us through the ages in art and literature, they are used as a metaphor for happiness, for misery and for dreaming. They can entertain us with their shapes. Clouds can be many contradictory thing
Clouds are more than a scientific subject or simply related to the weather, they have inspired us through the ages in art and literature, they are used as a metaphor for happiness, for misery and for dreaming. They can entertain us with their shapes. Clouds can be many contradictory thing
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