Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Scottish Cool

Nacreous or 'mother of pearl' cloud tend to form, high in the atmosphere, over the polar regions. These iridescent clouds were actually spotted over Scotland, in the evening of 29th of January and morning of the 30th (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/30/rare-mother-of-pearl-clouds-spotted-over-scotland). Although nacreous clouds are not unknown over parts of the UK, this relatively unusual occurence is a further confirmation of our climate being in a state of flux.
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