NASA Image Shows 'Cloud Streets' Forming In Sea Of Okhotsk

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Streets made of clouds, appropriately termed "cloud streets," populate the air immediately above the Sea of Okhotsk in an image recently released by NASA.

Streets made of clouds, appropriately termed "cloud streets," populate the air immediately above the Sea of Okhotsk in an image recently released by NASA. 
Gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the space agency's Aqua satellite, the image also shows large chunks of intricately marked sea ice meandering amidst the ocean in an epic display. 
According to NASA, "Cloud streets are long parallel bands of cumulus clouds that form when cold air blows over warmer waters and a warmer air layer (tempe