The Weird Cloud Atlas…Mandatory Credit: Photo by Science Photo Library / Rex Features (1815511s)
Jetstream cirrus clouds the Sahara Desert, Egypt
The Weird Cloud Atlas
*Full story: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/hscd The jetstream is a high-altitude, fast-moving air current a few thousand kilometers in length. It is formed of cirrus clouds along the line of the tropical easterly jetstream. If your knowledge of clouds only extends to ‘dull and grey’ or ‘white and fluffy’, then prepare to be amazed by this cloud atlas. Nature also produces clouds in all shapes, sizes and colours. Some can fool the unwary into thinking they’re having a UFO experience; others send folks rushing into storm shelters.