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THE MOISTURE OF THE AIR: PRECIPITATION

Photo by W. F. Reed, U.S.N., near Pensacola, Fla.

Thunderstorm: A typical cumulo-nimbus thunder-head. Note the heavy shower falling from the base of the cloud. Strato-cumulus clouds in lower left corner, and tufts of false cirri in right corner.