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Record 1 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

Certain types of clouds often appear before a storm. A nimbus cloud (nimbostratus and cumulonimbus) is a dark rain cloud [usually low in the sky] ... Nimbus means "rain." This kind of cloud contains a large amount of moisture. When we see it, we predict that it is going to rain. Rain is one kind of weather that clouds bring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Prévisions : Nuage de pluie ou de neige. Les précipitations seront de longue durée si les vents sont du nord-est au sud, et de courte durée, s'ils sont du sud-ouest, de l'ouest ou du nord.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
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