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Cumulus clouds can start at any height in the sky. Some begin close to the ground, while others look like tiny puffballs high in the sky. The puffy appearance is the tell-tale sign that a cloud is ...

There are 10 main cloud types, including the fluffy-looking cumulus clouds seen here. Image: AKARADECH MARK II / Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

The root words in the name describe the cloud. Cumulus in Latin means a heap, a pile, an accumulation. As in an accumulation of laundry. These are clouds that have that tall, ...

Cumulus clouds over Lander, Wyo. Ross Lazear, CC BY-ND. However, if the air is particularly warm and humid, and the atmosphere above is much colder, ...

In nature, phenomena like white cumulus clouds, gray storm systems, and even the hollow hairs of polar bears offer remarkable lessons in balancing temperature, color and invisibility.

Cumulus: Detached, bright white, dense clouds and with sharp outlines that develop vertically in the form of rising mounds, domes or towers. The bulging upper parts often resemble a cauliflower.

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The cumulus congestus cloud rises dramatically in the image, casting a dark shadow over the landscape below. Cumulus clouds appear in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, often recognized as the ...