A fair-weather cumulus cloud weighs about 500 tonnes — roughly the mass of 100 elephants — yet stays airborne because the warm air holding its microscopic droplets is less dense than the cooler air beneath it.
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning of the potential threat of a critical situation.
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 - President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Wednesday of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants, in a defiant UN address ahead of US elections that could sharply shift the stance of Kyiv's main backer.
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 - The Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, the largest in Europe and currently occupied by Russian troops, is at the centre of international fears because of recent shelling, with both sides trading blame.
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