Cloudspotting
Cloudspotting

Cloudspotting

5.2(2 votes)
2010
1h 38m
Documentary

This 90-minute documentary brings to life Gavin Pretor-Pinney’s international bestseller, “The Cloudspotter’s Guide”, which draws on science, meteorology and mythology for a magical journey through the world of clouds. It is no dry treatise on the science of nephology but a playful trip through the varied beauty and distinctive personalities of the ten principal cloud types From the ethereal cirrus to the terrifying cumulonimbus, the film tells the story of the short but eventful life of clouds and their importance to our planet. Find out how immense quantities of water can stay up in the sky for so long and how lightning and thunder are created.

Production

BBC

Cast

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Presenter

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