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Sky Watchers Want Recognized a Newly Described Type of Cloud

Posted by timothy on from the but-armageddon-is-a-place dept.

phantomfive writes "In Iowa and Scotland there are reports of a type of cloud not yet recognized by the World Meteorological Foundation. It seems the cloud does not match any of the clouds in the International Cloud Atlas, and thus there is a campaign underway to have it included. Some have said the clouds look like Armageddon has arrived."

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  1. I suggest by zapakh · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Armageddulus"

    1. Re:I suggest by aaaaaaargh! · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's always newsworthy when something has happened in Iowa.

  2. Best. Cloud. Ever. by dangitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Though I'm not sure I would want to store my data in it.

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  3. my hobby by HNS-I · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, the reflections are all wrong. Definitely photoshopped.

    1. Re:my hobby by Sparx139 · · Score: 5, Funny

      For those that don't get it

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    2. Re:my hobby by caitsith01 · · Score: 3, Funny

      How appropriate - XKCD truly is the comic for people who don't get it.

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      Read Pynchon.
  4. Re:in other news... by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Slashdotters want corrected a better grammatically post title.

    Yoda hater!
       

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  5. Re:alto-cirrus by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the olden days, when I was a kid, alto-cirrus were notable for their rarity. Nowadays, in California at least, they seem almost a daily phenomena. Climate change, perhaps?

    In my day, clouds were rainbowy in color and had spirals and thousands of moving finger-like projections. We'd see them all the time on the hill where the mushrooms grew.

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  6. Re:Pretty simple for me. by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 4, Funny

    And while you're at it, also add this puppy

  7. Re: Photoshoped - What about all the others? by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is there any need for that safe=off in your query string?

    Yes. Or else it would miss the best site

  8. Re:Pretty simple for me. by smoker2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Breasts not asses. Mammal, mammaries, TITS !

  9. Re:Pretty simple for me. by Anpheus · · Score: 5, Funny

    But what's his name? His story? Did he survive hardship to get to where he is today?