September 09, 2007

Hole Punch Clouds

Sometimes when conditions are just right, a thin layer of cold vapor clouds can suddenly condense into a cirrus cloud, leaving behind what looks like a big hole in the sky. See more examples of these hole punch clouds here.

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posted by John Sadowski at Sunday, September 09, 2007

3 Comments:

Blogger Howard said...

One of the many reasons I want to go back to school and study meteorology. It's simply stunning.

9/09/2007 10:48 AM  
Blogger John Sadowski said...

Yeah. These ones are really stunning.

9/10/2007 7:25 PM  
Blogger Howard said...

Those are unreal. Are you sure they didn't get them from a Miyazaki film?

9/13/2007 10:59 AM  

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