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Clouds and Precipitation

Clouds

Why do clouds float?

Cloud droplets are, actually, subject to the Earth’s gravity, and so they do, in fact, fall. They do so very slowly, however, and are subject to winds and air pressure that keep them aloft. When not being blown about, cloud droplets descend at a rate of about 30 feet per hour.



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