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The Cloud Appreciation Society is a
society A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...
founded by
Gavin Pretor-Pinney Gavin Edmund Pretor-Pinney is a British author, known for his books ''The Cloudspotter's Guide'' and ''The Wavewatcher's Companion''. Early life and education Pretor-Pinney is son of Anthony Robert Edmund Pretor-Pinney and Laura Uppercu, daughte ...
from the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
in January 2005. The society aims to foster understanding and appreciation of
cloud In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may co ...
s, and has over 50,000 members from 120 countries, as of March 2020.
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named the society's website as "the most weird and wonderful find on the internet for 2005". The group and its founder were the focus of a
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documentary ''Cloudspotting'', based on Pretor-Pinney's book ''The Cloudspotter's Guide''. During an episode of ''Taskmaster'', comedian
Hugh Dennis Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist who has appeared in the comedy double act Punt and Dennis with partner Steve Punt. He played Dr Piers Crispin in the ...
revealed he is a member of the society. In 2017, the Cloud Appreciation Society was credited with adding the Asperitas classification of cloud to the
World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. The WMO originated from the Internati ...
's
International Cloud Atlas The ''International Cloud Atlas'' or simply the ''Cloud Atlas'', is a cloud atlas that was first published in 1896 and has remained in print since. Its initial purposes included aiding the training of meteorologists and promoting more consisten ...
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See also

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Cloudscape (art) In art, a cloudscape is the depiction of a view of clouds or the sky. Usually, as in the examples seen here, the clouds are depicted as viewed from the earth, often including just enough of a landscape to suggest scale, orientation, weather cond ...
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