Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Ever Wonder How Much a Cloud Weighs?

A very simple white puffy cloud - a cumulus cloud. How much does a cumulus cloud weigh?

Peggy LeMone, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, did the numbers. "The water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons," she calculates. "Or if you want to convert it to something that might be a little more meaningful … think of elephants."

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