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Clouds Fill Grand Canyon in Rare Weather Event

A rare weather phenomenon is making the grand canyon even more spectacular. A park ranger at the Grand Canyon National Park took these photos of a blanket of clouds shrouding the canyon, essentially making it disappear.

It's called a total cloud inversion, and it happens when warm air above keeps the clouds closer to the ground. Much like if you were to hold your hand above a helium balloon to keep it from rising.

A full cloud inversion is rare and usually only happens about once a decade.

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