Ash Cloud from Mount Etna, Sicily
“On August 12, 2011, Etna had its tenth paroxysm of the year, captured in this natural-color satellite image . Etna spewed a thick white plume of gas and ash to the southeast, towards the nearby city of Catania
Jupiter Loses a Cloud Belt
“In a development that has transformed the appearance of the solar system’s largest planet, one of Jupiter’s two main cloud belts has completely disappeared.” Quoted from the NASA press release where you can see “before” and “after” images.
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“By sampling clouds – and making their own – researchers have shown for the first time a direct relation between lead in the sky and the formation of ice crystals that foster clouds.” Quoted from the PNL news release.
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Atmospheric Lead and Cloud Formation