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Show BnnpFous Bar'i Clouds? Is it true that the darker the cloud, the more dangerous the storm? Does the color of a cloud really mean anything or is it just the condition or reflection of light in the sky at the time? SINCE water particles that make up clouds really have no color, the darkness often exhibited by a rain or storm cloud actually results if there is a lack of light reflection inside the cloud and not any color of the cloud particles par-ticles themselves.' A dark cloud is likely to have greater moisture content con-tent and, therefore, greater potential for rain, wind and electricity (lightning). IN THE summer, dark clouds which reach down al- most to the earth are often the squall line front of a thunderstorm thunder-storm and highly dangerous for aircraft and all those they pass above. These clouds usually feature fea-ture a downdraft, and contain lightning though the greatest great-est lightning danger from a thunderhead comes during the second half of the storm, not the first. |