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Thread #129618   Message #2911342
Posted By: bobad
21-May-10 - 12:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: Why are rain clouds Black
Subject: RE: BS: Why are rain clouds Black
"So why aren't clouds that have less rain in them, rainbow coloured?"

They are.

Clouds are white because their water droplets or ice crystals are large enough to scatter the light of the seven wavelengths (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet), which combine to produce white light.