A cloud spotted over North Wales has been officially recognised as a formation.
The asperitas is the first new type in more than half a century.
Cloud fine Rare wave-like cloud is world’s first new type to be recognised for more than 50 years
Mountaineer instructor Patrick Hickie photographed spectacular cloud during Snowdonia climb
By CHLOE MAYER
22nd November 2016
A CLOUD spotted over North Wales has been officially recognised as a formation.
The asperitas is the first new type in more than half a century.
Rare cloud spotted by mountaineer instructor during Snowdonia climb
Mountaineer instructor Patrick Hickie photographed the spectacular cloud during a 2,460ft climb in Snowdonia.
The Cloud Appreciation Society has campaigned since 2006 for asperitas to be labelled as a separate type after other sightings around the world.
It has now been recognised by the World Meteorological Organisation and will be in 2017’s International Cloud Atlas.
Mountaineer instructor Patrick Hickie photographed the cloud
And it has been named after the Latin word for “roughness” because of a resemblance to stormy seas.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22418...cially-recognised-as-a-formation-in-50-years/
The asperitas is the first new type in more than half a century.
Cloud fine Rare wave-like cloud is world’s first new type to be recognised for more than 50 years
Mountaineer instructor Patrick Hickie photographed spectacular cloud during Snowdonia climb
By CHLOE MAYER
22nd November 2016
A CLOUD spotted over North Wales has been officially recognised as a formation.
The asperitas is the first new type in more than half a century.
Rare cloud spotted by mountaineer instructor during Snowdonia climb
Mountaineer instructor Patrick Hickie photographed the spectacular cloud during a 2,460ft climb in Snowdonia.
The Cloud Appreciation Society has campaigned since 2006 for asperitas to be labelled as a separate type after other sightings around the world.
It has now been recognised by the World Meteorological Organisation and will be in 2017’s International Cloud Atlas.
Mountaineer instructor Patrick Hickie photographed the cloud
And it has been named after the Latin word for “roughness” because of a resemblance to stormy seas.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22418...cially-recognised-as-a-formation-in-50-years/