<p>No one is quite sure what caused <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/morninggloryclouds/" title="">bizarre 600-mile-long tubular clouds</a> to form above a small Australian town. But because the fluffy white rods, known as Morning Glory clouds, can move up to 35 miles per hour, they can pose a problem for airplanes flying through the area. <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/morninggloryclouds/" title=""><em>Wired</em> reports:</a></p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div><blockquote><p>A small number of pilots and tourists travel there each year in hopes of "cloud surfing" with the mysterious phenomenon. Similar tubular shaped clouds called roll clouds appear in various places around the globe. But nobody has yet figured out what causes the Morning Glory clouds.</p></blockquote><p> Related Content: Discoblog: <a href="/environment/the-softer-side-of-climate-control" title="">The Softer Side of Climate Control? </a> Discoblog: <a href="/technology/pentagons-new-plan-to-rain-down-painful-beams-from-the-sky" title="">Pentagon’s New Plan to Rain Down Painful Beams From the Sky </a> Discoblog: <a href="/planet-earth/its-raining-tadpoles-fish-frogs-shower-japanese-residents" title="">It’s Raining Tadpoles? Fish, Frogs Shower Japanese Residents </a></p><p><em>Image courtesy of </em><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090824.html" title="">Mick Petroff</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/galego/" title=""></a></p><div data-embedid="4b651d8f-ea11-445f-9ea7-e776ca36eef3" id="insticator-embed-temp"></div>

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Discover the intriguing Morning Glory clouds and the mysteries behind these bizarre tubular clouds that impact airplane safety.

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Weird Tube-Shaped Clouds Floating Above Australia 

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No one is quite sure what caused bizarre 600-mile-long tubular clouds to form above a small Australian town. But because the fluffy white rods, known as Morning Glory clouds, can move up to 35 miles per hour, they can pose a problem for airplanes flying through the area. Wired reports: A small number of pilots and tourists travel there each year in hopes of "cloud surfing" with the mysterious phenomenon. Similar tubular shaped clouds called roll clouds appear in various places around the globe. But nobody has yet figured out what causes the Morning Glory clouds. Related Content: Discoblog: The Softer Side of Climate Control? Discoblog: Pentagon’s New Plan to Rain Down Painful Beams From the Sky Discoblog: It’s Raining Tadpoles? Fish, Frogs Shower Japanese Residents Image courtesy of Mick Petroff

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