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Re: Why are clouds so dark when there is rain?
      Sat Sep 18 2004 07:23 PM

When it is raining, there is sufficient water vapor in the air in the clouds to block out the majority of the sun's rays. This results in a dark color being given to the bottom of the cloud. The color patterns with clouds in general, whether white, gray, or plain old dark, are a function of the diffusion of light by the water molecules in the clouds.

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* Why are clouds so dark when there is rain? Keith234 Sat Sep 18 2004 07:23 PM
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