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sciencealert.com > hidden-structures-in-clouds-may-solve-a-longstanding-mystery-about-rainfall

Hidden Structures in Clouds May Solve a Longstanding Mystery About Rainfall

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (411+ words) It's well known that where there's smoke there's fire, but did you know that where there's rain there's ice? Or so the conventional thinking goes, as atmospheric ice crystals allow raindrops to grow large and heavy enough to fall from…...