Abha’s Clouds
Clouds are phenomenal objects that fly in the sky most of the time, yet we lack a lot of information about them all because of our ignorance. There are many types of clouds that form in different geological regions and weather conditions. Abha , Saudi Arabia , where I came from, encounters many of these clouds types with its huge reputation of cloudy climate among Saudis.
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| Common Types of Clouds |
The process of condensation of evaporated water leads to the formation of clouds. These formations results to many types of clouds that range from a low level to a high level clouds.
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| Clouds Reaching Houses in the Mountains |
The formation of clouds is one of the fundamental processes of the water cycle in earth. Stratus, Altostratus, Cirrus and Cumulus are most of common types of the clouds. Stratus is considered a low cloud type. Altorstarus is a middle level cloud and cirrus is a high level cloud. On the other hand, Cumulus has a vertical deployment formation. Abha has all these types of clouds.
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| Fogs on the Highway |
Abha is known of being partially cloud over the course of the year. In the summer time, “the sky mostly clear 47% of the time, partly cloudy 29% of the time, and mostly cloudy or overcast 7% of the time”. However; in the wintertime, the sky is mostly cloudy or overcast and foggy 70% of the time and partly cloudy 30% of the time.
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| Clouds above Earth Level |
All in all, clouds are one of the main sources of fresh water. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has tried to condense Abha’s clouds to generate rain using some type of condensation chemicals and they sprayed them on the clouds. They were successful and they generated “enforced rain”.
