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Scientists Find Ice Lollipops in the Sky (Yes, you read that correctly)

Clouds filled with ice lollipops — sounds like the chorus of a bubblegum pop song, or maybe a yummy treat to help keep cool in the summer. But, actually, it's a phenomenon of nature that has scientists very curious.
Researchers discovered these lollipop-shaped crystals after scrutinizing more than 5 million images taken during a 2009 flight through a large cloud system in southwest England. The scientists used laser beam technology to capture the shapes of ice crystals as part of an effort to understand how ice forms at temperatures above -30 degrees Celsius.
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https://nexusmedianews.com/ice-lollipops-in-the-sky-a4523753baa6
 

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