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		belinder 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Earth's clouds are shrinking, boosting global warm... No, darkness comes from density. The denser the cloud (the more water it contains), the less light can come through, thus it looks darker.

Jolter 9 months ago [–]

Even very dense rain clouds look perfectly white from above. They all reflect light back into space.

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