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Cumulonimbus clouds producing thunder have very strong air currents - they can carry the same amount of energy as 10 Hiroshima-sized atom bombs.

From BBC • May 22, 2024

The Cloud Appreciation Society’s “Cloud-a-Day” app calls the Cumulonimbus “the King or Queen of Clouds” and praises its impressive size and ability to form storms.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2019

His slide presentation is a rolling cast of Cirrus, Cumulonimbus and Altocumulus, all offering backdrops to saints and farmers over the centuries.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2019

“He doesn’t paint Cumulonimbus or Cirrus or any of the others,” he says, adding that the overcast sky isn’t entirely colorless.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2019

Rather more dramatic is "king of clouds" the Cumulonimbus.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2012