As we reached greater heights, the cloud sea made breathing a challenge.

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If the funnel cloud touches down at sea we get what is known as a waterspout.

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Other techniques aim to enhance marine cloud reflectivity by introducing sea salt aerosols in low clouds, mimic the effects of volcanic eruptions by injecting sulphate aerosols into the lower stratosphere, or place shields or deflectors in space to reduce the amount of incoming solar radiation.

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Forested slopes plunged steeply to the sea from their cloud-shrouded peaks.

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"Cloud computing has brought a sea change to the data center--dramatically altering the economics of compute by changing the workload and optimal characteristics of a server, " said Andrew Feldman, SeaMicro CEO, who will become general manager of AMD's newly created Data Center Server Solutions business.

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Leading up to the jump, I'd had to wait for three frustrating days for the cloud cover coming from the Tasman Sea to clear clouds not only spoil the view, but prevent jumpers from spotting their landing zones.

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The flames are expected to destroy between 50 to 90 percent of the oil in that section, and winds should blow the resulting cloud of smoke and soot out to sea, said Lt.

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Less ice on rivers, lakes and the sea will lead to more evaporation, probably increasing cloud cover at mid-levels, which should have a cooling effect.

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