Why It Rains
    Earth & Space

    Why It Rains

    Droplets bump into each other, get heavy, fall. Cold version = snow. Cycled cold = hail.

    One minute, dry sky. The next — water everywhere. The clouds didn't suddenly TURN into water. They always WERE water. So what tipped it over?

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