A new type of cloud?

Some fantastic images here, with some interesting ideas from the Cloud Appreciation Society about how clouds should be classified...

Unscramble the Clouds

How well do you know your clouds? This Nasa puzzle is harder than it looks!

And if you want to find out more about all things cloud-related, don't forget about The Cloud Appreciation Society.

Photo Competition!

Thank you for all the excellent entries to the photo competition - and apologies for taking so long to announce the winner.... well done Josh, 8NSq, who took this fab photo of Carr Naze Point near Filey, on the Yorkshire Coast.

With half-term fast approaching, it's also time for the new competition... This time, we'd like your CLOUDS photos! For some inspiration, check out the Cloud Appreciation Society website... The closing date is Friday 15th June, the competition is open to all SHS students, staff and parents, and entries can be emailed, or brought in on a CD or memory stick...

Get snapping!!

And while you're out with your camera, why not take some pictures to send to Geograph or try some GeoSquishing?!

1 cumulus cloud = 80 elephants

Yes, you read that right! If you were to put together all the water droplets in a typical cumulus cloud, they would weigh about as much as 80 elephants!!

That is one of the many fascinating facts in a brilliant new book that Santa brought me - The Cloudspotter's Guide. It is interesting and informative, and v easy to read... Click on the picture for the link to that well-known online bookshop.

The author, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, is also the founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society - loads of great cloud pictures (the one below is December's Cloud of the Month - what type of cloud is it?) and info on the website, and membership is a snip at £3.44!