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Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics. …

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to …

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NASA satellite captures ‘odd holes’ in clouds caused by aeroplanes. Explained

In its latest Instagram post, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shared a photograph showing what are seen as ‘odd holes’ in the clouds above the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Florida. NASA said that scientists have long speculated about these clouds, referred to as "cavum clouds," In the picture captured by the space agency's Terra satellite …

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