Heads in the Clouds: The Rise of Amateur Cloud Spotting

Cloud spotting might sound like an unusual pastime, but across the world more and more people are choosing to look up than scroll through their phones. The trend took off after an enthusiast founded a society aim was simply to get others noticing the sky above them. Beginners often struggle to tell one cloud type another, since both can look dramatic before a storm. There is neither a test to pass a fee required to join, and no paperwork is needed either — all of which is part of the appeal. Those who have never been members can simply sign and create a profile on the society's website before posting photographs. Spotters are advised to take their photographs immediately; , the cloud's shape will probably have changed completely by the time they look up again. Several schools have begun inviting members to speak to pupils, convinced direct experience, not theory, teaches observation best. Membership numbers are growing quickly that the society now has branches in more than twenty countries.