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Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/homework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homework</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a></p>
RealJournalism<p>FDLE refers 3 Santa Fe High School administrators for felony charges. They allegedly failed to report child abuse. Teachers and administrators at schools are mandatory reporters. Elections matter. <a href="https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/news/fdle-santa-fe-high-school-administrators-felony-charges" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainstreetdailynews.com/news/f</span><span class="invisible">dle-santa-fe-high-school-administrators-felony-charges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
DrALJONES<p>The billionaires called it an "excess of democracy", &amp; they worked out how to defeat it:</p><p>THE PLAN</p><p>In 1975, Samuel P. Huntington said the "excess of democracy" was caused by mass education in the 1960s.</p><p>It followed that education had to be de-democratised. Along with the media.</p><p><a href="https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/an-excess-of-democracy-how-corporations-killed-the-campus,15165" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">independentaustralia.net/polit</span><span class="invisible">ics/politics-display/an-excess-of-democracy-how-corporations-killed-the-campus,15165</span></a> </p><p>HOW IT'S GOING</p><p>2025: SCOTUS complies:</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/15/headlines/scotus_greenlights_dismantling_of_education_department_unleashing_untold_harm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/7/15/hea</span><span class="invisible">dlines/scotus_greenlights_dismantling_of_education_department_unleashing_untold_harm</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrilateralCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrilateralCommission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowellMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowellMemo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> .</p>
grobi<p>[...]<br>The following are the proposed mechanisms, each described with its shortcomings:</p><p>+ The anvil of a cumulonimbus cloud gradually subsides as it spreads out from its source cloud. As air descends, it warms. However, the cloudy air will warm more slowly (at the moist adiabatic lapse rate) than the sub-cloud, dry air (at the dry adiabatic lapse rate). Because of the differential warming, the cloud/sub-cloud layer destabilizes and convective overturning can occur, creating a lumpy cloud-base. The problems with this theory are that there are observations of mammatus lobes that do not support the presence of strong subsidence in the lobes, and that it is difficult to separate the processes of hydrometeor fallout and cloud-base subsidence, thus rendering it unclear as to whether either process is occurring.<br>+ Cooling due to hydrometeor fallout is a second proposed formation mechanism. As hydrometeors fall into the dry sub-cloud air, the air containing the precipitation cools due to evaporation or sublimation. Being now cooler than the environmental air and unstable, they descend until in static equilibrium, at which point a restoring force curves the edges of the fallout back up, creating the lobed appearance. One problem with this theory is that observations show that cloud-base evaporation does not always produce mammatus. This mechanism could be responsible for the earliest stage of development, but other processes (namely process 1, above) may come into play as the lobes are formed and mature.<br>+ There may also be destabilization at cloud base due to melting. If the cloud base exists near the freezing line, then the cooling in the immediate air caused by melting can lead to convective overturning, just as in the processes above. However, this strict temperature environment is not always present.<br>[...] Please read next reply</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Loki Gwynbleidd 😷🏴🎨<p>Le domaine de Chalès - l'institut visant à former les futures élites de l'extrême-droite, pensé et financé par le milliardaire ultra réac Pierre-Édouard Stérin - accueillera ses premiers élèves à la rentrée... pour une éducation non mixte, anti woke et catho.<br><br>Cela va ancrer d'avantage l'extrême-droite ultra réactionnaire dans la Sologne qui compte déjà plusieurs communautés Saint Pie X ou la ville de Salbris, véritable laboratoire facho (entre le député RN et le maire lié au GUD, à Stérin, etc).<br><br>Cela est aussi une terrible jurisprudence car Stérin compte bâtir plusieurs autres Académie Saint Louis sur le même modèle.<br><br>En décidant de ne pas s'opposer à une école hors contrat, ouvertement réactionnaire, le rectorat d'Orléans-Tours permet au milliardaire fasciste de développer son projet Pericles qui vise à imposer une société catholique, blanche et traditionnaliste en France.<br><br>(On notera au passage que l'intégrisme religieux et le séparatisme anti républicain, c'est moins grave quand ça vient de blancs super riches)<br><br><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/07/18/l-ouverture-d-un-internat-catholique-parraine-par-le-milliardaire-pierre-edouard-sterin-autorisee-par-les-autorites-malgre-les-critiques_6622081_3224.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/07/18/l-ouverture-d-un-internat-catholique-parraine-par-le-milliardaire-pierre-edouard-sterin-autorisee-par-les-autorites-malgre-les-critiques_6622081_3224.html</a><br><br><a href="https://www.humanite.fr/politique/anti-avortement/avant-la-rentree-linternat-de-sterin-souvre-a-lextreme-droite-du-christ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.humanite.fr/politique/anti-avortement/avant-la-rentree-linternat-de-sterin-souvre-a-lextreme-droite-du-christ</a><br><br><a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/polfr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolFr</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/extremedroite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeDroite</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/sterin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sterin</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/fascisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascisme</span></a> <a href="https://vintagepropagand.art/tags/sologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sologne</span></a><br><br></p>
grobi<p>Mammatus cloud</p><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p>[...]<br>The individual mammatus lobe average diameters of 1–3 kilometres (0.6–1.9 mi) and lengths on average of 1⁄2 kilometre (0.3 mi). A lobe can last an average of 10 minutes, but a whole cluster of mamma can range from 15 minutes to a few hours. They are usually composed of ice, but also can be a mixture of ice and liquid water or be composed of almost entirely liquid water. </p><p>True to their ominous appearance, mammatus clouds are often harbingers of a coming storm or other extreme weather system. Typically composed primarily of ice, they can extend for hundreds of miles in each direction and individual formations can remain visibly static for ten to fifteen minutes at a time. They usually appear around, before, or even after severe weather. </p><p>Hypothesized formation mechanisms</p><p>The existence of many different types of mammatus clouds, each with distinct properties and occurring in distinct environments, has given rise to multiple hypotheses on their formation, which are also relevant to other cloud forms.</p><p>One environmental trend is shared by all of the formation mechanisms hypothesized for mammatus clouds: sharp gradients in temperature, moisture and momentum (wind shear) across the anvil cloud/sub-cloud air boundary, which strongly influence interactions therein. <br>[...] Please read further next reply.</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>Mammatus cloud</p><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p>Mammatus (also called mamma or mammatocumulus, meaning "mammary cloud") is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may be attached to other classes of parent clouds. The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma (meaning "udder" or "breast").</p><p>According to the WMO International Cloud Atlas, mamma is a cloud supplementary feature rather than a genus, species or variety of cloud. The distinct "lumpy" undersides form as cold air sinks, creating pockets that contrast with the rising puffs of clouds caused by the convection of warm air. These formations were first described in 1894 by William Clement Ley.</p><p>Mammatus are most often associated with anvil clouds and also severe thunderstorms. They often extend from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, but may also be found under altostratus, and cirrus clouds, as well as volcanic ash clouds. When occurring in cumulonimbus, mammatus are often indicative of a particularly strong storm. Due to the intensely sheared environment in which mammatus form, aviators are strongly cautioned to avoid cumulonimbus with mammatus as they indicate convectively induced turbulence. Contrails may also produce lobes but these are incorrectly termed as mammatus.</p><p>Mammatus may appear as smooth, ragged or lumpy lobes and may be opaque or translucent. Because mammatus occur as a grouping of lobes, the way they clump together can vary from an isolated cluster to a field of mammae that spread over hundreds of kilometers to being organized along a line, and may be composed of either unequal or similarly-sized lobes. <br>[...] read more in the next reply</p><p>CREDIT<br>Contributors to Wikimedia projects<br> * Image - Dr Ashok Kolluru </p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheBreadmonkey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://s.djehuti.com/@ben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ben</span></a></span> Sadly, this commentary on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> in Murfreesboro/#Nashville never gets old. 🤷🏻‍♂️ <br>“Chemical Eye 👁️ on Scientific <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Literacy</span></a>.” 👉 <a href="http://www.sitnews.us/MacDougall/121604_MacDougall.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sitnews.us/MacDougall/121604_M</span><span class="invisible">acDougall.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2013 April 17</p><p>Mt. Hood and a Lenticular Cloud<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Ben Canales<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BCstartrail" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">facebook.com/BCstartrail</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Explanation: <br>What kind of cloud is next to that mountain? A lenticular. This type of cloud forms in air that passes over a mountain, rises up again, and cools past the dew point -- so what molecular water carried in the air condenses into droplets. The layered nature of some lenticular clouds may make them appear, to some, as large alien spaceships. In this case, the mountain pictured is Mt. Hood located in Oregon, USA. Lenticular clouds can only form when conditions are right -- for example this is first time this astrophotographer has seen a lenticular cloud at night near Mt. Hood. The above image was taken in mid-March about two hours before dawn. </p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130417.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130417.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2013 November 26</p><p>Cap Cloud over the Sierra Nevadas<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: GUIDO MONTAÑÉS<br><a href="https://guidomontanes.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">guidomontanes.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Explanation:<br>One might say this was a bell weather day for the Sierra Nevada mountains. In January, just as the Sun was setting above the district of Albaicín in Grenada, Spain, a huge cloud appeared as a bell capping the Veleta peak. Such a Cap cloud is formed by air forced upwards by a mountain peak, with the air then cooling, saturating with moisture, and finally having its molecular water condense into cloud droplets. Such a bell-shaped cloud structure is unusual as air typically moves horizontally, making most clouds nearly flat across at the bottom. Vertical waves can also give additional lenticular cloud layers, as also seen above. Given the fleeting extent of the great cloud coupled with momentarily excellent sunset coloring, one might considered this also a bellwether day for an accomplished photographer. </p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131126.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131126.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Native American universities and colleges brace for crippling Trump cuts <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/18/native-american-colleges-universities-funding-trump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/18/native-american-colleges-universities-funding-trump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HouseofRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseofRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USuniversities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USuniversities</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USeducation</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
grobi<p>Lenticulars form and move differently than other clouds</p><p>Lenticular clouds are different from other clouds because they don’t form and move along but rather sit in one place, continually re-formed as air moves through them, causing them to morph slightly over time. They are the result of air rising to its condensation point over and downstream of an object, typically a mountain; however, they can also result from waves generated in the atmosphere itself.</p><p>Quote by Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior weather editor </p><p><a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/lenticular-clouds-sometimes-mistaken-for-ufos-are-in-a-league-of-their-own/1694242" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">accuweather.com/en/weather-new</span><span class="invisible">s/lenticular-clouds-sometimes-mistaken-for-ufos-are-in-a-league-of-their-own/1694242</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?</p><p>The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@NewYorker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NewYorker</span></a></span> </p><p>🆓🔗: <a href="https://archive.ph/mpjPx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/mpjPx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/07/the-end-of-the-english-paper" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/07/the-end-of-the-english-paper</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Edu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humanities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnglishEssay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishEssay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/College" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>College</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CollegeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HuaHsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HuaHsu</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2012 November 4</p><p>Lenticular Clouds Over Washington<br> * Credit &amp; Copyright: Tim Thompson<br><a href="https://www.dariogiannobile.com/blog" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dariogiannobile.com/blog</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Explanation: <br>Are those UFOs near that mountain? No -- they are multilayered lenticular clouds. Moist air forced to flow upward around mountain tops can create lenticular clouds. Water droplets condense from moist air cooled below the dew point, and clouds are opaque groups of water droplets. Waves in the air that would normally be seen horizontally can then be seen vertically, by the different levels where clouds form. On some days the city of Seattle, Washington, USA, is treated to an unusual sky show when lenticular clouds form near Mt. Rainier, a large mountain that looms just under 100 kilometers southeast of the city. This image of a spectacular cluster of lenticular clouds was taken in 2008 December.</p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121104.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121104.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>Scenery timelaps for the previous post</p><p>Lenticular Clouds over Mount Etna<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Dario Giannobile<br><a href="https://www.dariogiannobile.com/blog" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dariogiannobile.com/blog</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190819.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190819.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>2019 August 19</p><p>Lenticular Clouds over Mount Etna<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Dario Giannobile<br><a href="https://www.dariogiannobile.com/blog" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dariogiannobile.com/blog</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Explanation: <br>What's happening above that volcano? Although Mount Etna is seen erupting, the clouds are not related to the eruption. They are lenticular clouds formed when moist air is forced upwards near a mountain or volcano. The surreal scene was captured by chance late last month when the astrophotographer went to Mount Etna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sicily, Italy, to photograph the conjunction between the Moon and the star Aldebaran. The Moon appears in a bright crescent phase, illuminating an edge of the lower lenticular cloud. Red hot lava flows on the right. Besides some breathtaking stills, a companion time-lapse video of the scene shows the lenticular clouds forming and wavering as stars trail far in the distance. </p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190819.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190819.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>Lenticular clouds</p><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p>[...]</p><p>Lenticular clouds have been said to be mistaken for UFOs, because many of them have the shape of a "flying saucer", with a characteristic "lens" or smooth, saucer-like shape. Lenticular clouds generally do not form over low-lying or flat terrain, so many people may have never seen one before and don't know that they can exist. Bright colours (called iridescence) are sometimes seen along the edge of lenticular clouds.</p><p>Pilots of powered aircraft tend to avoid flying near lenticular clouds because of the turbulence and sinking air of the rotor generated at the trailing edge of these clouds, but glider pilots actively seek them out in order to climb in the upward moving air at the leading edge. The precise location of the rising air mass is fairly easy to predict from the orientation of the clouds. "Wave lift" of this kind is often very smooth and strong, and enables gliders to soar to remarkable altitudes and to cover great distances. As of 2020, the gliding world records for both distance (over 3,000 km; 1,864 mi) and absolute altitude (over 22,000 metres; 74,334 ft) were set using such lift.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticul</span><span class="invisible">ar_cloud</span></a></p><p>CREDIT<br>Contributors to Wikimedia projects</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>Lenticular clouds</p><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p>[...]<br>Formation and appearance</p><p>As air travels along the surface of the Earth, obstructions are often encountered, including natural features, such as mountains or hills, and artificial structures, such as buildings and other constructions, which disrupt the flow of air into "eddies", or areas of turbulence.</p><p>When moist, stable air flows over a larger eddy, such as those caused by mountains, a series of large-scale standing waves form on the leeward side of the mountain. If the temperature at the crest of the wave drops below the dew point, moisture in the air may condense to form lenticular clouds. Under certain conditions, long strings of lenticular clouds may form near the crest of each successive wave, creating a formation known as a "wave cloud". Those wave systems can produce large updrafts, occasionally enough for water vapour to condense and produce precipitation <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipit</span><span class="invisible">ation</span></a> </p><p>[...] more in the reply</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p>Lenticular clouds</p><p>Lenticular clouds <br>(from Latin lenticularis 'lentil-shaped', from lenticula 'lentil') are stationary clouds that form mostly in the troposphere, typically in parallel alignment to the wind direction. They are often comparable in appearance to a lens or saucer. Nacreous clouds that form in the lower stratosphere sometimes have lenticular shapes.</p><p>There are three main types of lenticular clouds: <br>+ altocumulus standing lenticular (ACSL), <br>+ stratocumulus standing lenticular (SCSL), and <br>+ cirrocumulus standing lenticular (CCSL), <br>varying in altitude above the ground. </p><p>[...] more in the reply</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
grobi<p>Lenticular Cloud, Moon, Mars, Venus<br> * Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Nuno Serrao</p><p>Explanation: <br>It is not every day that such an interesting cloud photobombs your image. The original plan was to photograph a rare angular conjunction of Mars and Venus that occurred a week and a half ago, with the added bonus of a crescent Moon and the International Space Station (ISS) both passing nearby. Unfortunately, on Madeira Island, Portugal, this event was clouded out. During the next day, however, a spectacular lenticular cloud appeared before sunset, so the industrious astrophotographer quickly formulated a new plan. A close look at the resulting image reveals the Moon visible toward the left of the frame, while underneath, near the bottom, are the famous planets with Venus being the brighter. It was the unexpected lenticular cloud, though, perhaps looking like some sort of futuristic spaceship, that stole the show. The setting Sun illuminated the stationary cloud (and everything else) from the bottom, setting up an intricate pattern of shadows, layers, and brightly illuminated regions, all seen evolving in a corresponding video. Mars and Venus will next appear this close on the sky in late August, but whether any place on Earth will catch them behind such a photogenic cloud is unknown. </p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150302.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150302.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/atmophere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atmophere</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>