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How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather

  • Written by Ross Lazear, Instructor in Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageLenticular clouds, like this one over a mountain in Chile, can look like flying saucers.Bilderbuch/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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