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Don't hurt the Unaltostratus ๐Ÿฆ„ :((( (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Petition to rename "Fog" into "Fogus"

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you're on the ground at ~600m elevation how do you tell the difference between fog, mist and nimbostratus clouds? Or other clouds for that matter?

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you're that high up, does it really matter? It's all water vapor that's making you wet

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Might as well not have cloud science then

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So does the "alto" and "cirrus" refer to the altitude?

[โ€“] Maalus 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Alto yes, cirrus no. Cirrus is the shape

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Ah OK. I saw cirrostratus and cirrocumulus and thought it was the same pattern as the altos