Undulatus Asperatus: Say it Loud, it’s a New Cloud
Cloud-spotters around the world are calling for a ‘new’ kind of cloud to be recognized.
Undulatus asperatus, says Britain’s Cloud Appreciation Society is a cloud variant that, until recently, had gone unnoticed.
If accepted by the international body that governs cloud classification, it will take its place in a lineage that dates back to the 1800s.
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