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Clip from Weather Ed | Episode 3 | The Weather Channel | October 19, 2006

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Learn why some are dark and others are white, how they create rainbows, halos and sun dogs, and how clouds are formed.

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Learn why some are dark and others are white, how they create rainbows, halos and sun dogs, and how clouds are formed.

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