Incredibly well thought out. I’m not involved in the science community, but I can see how viewing clouds as binary objects causes questions the credibility of the metrics we use to study climate change and the atmosphere. The idea of absolution in two fronts is also interesting: the fact that “pure white” isn’t a true indicator of density, and “transparent” doesn’t indicate the absence of water vapor.
My big takeaway is nothing is absolute. I continually learn this lesson from the scientific community. And thanks to your essay, I’m learning it in the context of the ethereal (and illusionary) blankets of white that drift across our sky.
Thanks for the comment! Yes, things are rarely absolute, or I might say things are rarely black and white. We can be so quick to categorize even when a spectrum is a better approach. Even in science.
Incredibly well thought out. I’m not involved in the science community, but I can see how viewing clouds as binary objects questions the credibility of the metrics we use to study climate change and the atmosphere. The idea of absolution in two fronts is also interesting: the fact that “pure white” isn’t a true indicator of density, and “transparent” doesn’t indicate the absence of water vapor.
My big takeaway is nothing is absolute. I continually learn this lesson from the scientific community. And thanks to your essay, I’m learning it in the context of the ethereal (and illusionary) blankets of white that drift across our sky.
Incredibly well thought out. I’m not involved in the science community, but I can see how viewing clouds as binary objects causes questions the credibility of the metrics we use to study climate change and the atmosphere. The idea of absolution in two fronts is also interesting: the fact that “pure white” isn’t a true indicator of density, and “transparent” doesn’t indicate the absence of water vapor.
My big takeaway is nothing is absolute. I continually learn this lesson from the scientific community. And thanks to your essay, I’m learning it in the context of the ethereal (and illusionary) blankets of white that drift across our sky.
Great stuff! 👏
Thanks for the comment! Yes, things are rarely absolute, or I might say things are rarely black and white. We can be so quick to categorize even when a spectrum is a better approach. Even in science.
Incredibly well thought out. I’m not involved in the science community, but I can see how viewing clouds as binary objects questions the credibility of the metrics we use to study climate change and the atmosphere. The idea of absolution in two fronts is also interesting: the fact that “pure white” isn’t a true indicator of density, and “transparent” doesn’t indicate the absence of water vapor.
My big takeaway is nothing is absolute. I continually learn this lesson from the scientific community. And thanks to your essay, I’m learning it in the context of the ethereal (and illusionary) blankets of white that drift across our sky.
Great stuff! 👏