noctilucent
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“We are near the peak of the noctilucent cloud season, and even in the absence of extraordinary events, they can appear over the northern continental U.S.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022
Before sunrise on Friday, they tweeted photos of the “most vivid displays of noctilucent clouds” claimed to be seen in decades in the area.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022
It was a close call between John Rowlands' study of noctilucent clouds, and an entry by art gallery owner Shane Record from Kent.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2010
It is thought that the increase in brightness and frequency of noctilucent clouds over past decades may be linked to global warming.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2010
Like noctilucent clouds high above the cirrus belt.
From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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