Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What's tall and white and formed by convection? Damn right - it's a cumulus cloud!

These big, fluffy cauliflower clouds are formed when the sun heats up the surface, making air rise. On hot days when they really get going that can end up with thunder, lighting, and a torrential downpour.

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