No, seriously, they are. Plankton releases dimethyl sulfide, which turns into sulfuric acid, which then seeds clouds above the ocean.
Oh, and also, one cloud does not feel lonely. The more clouds there are already, the fewer clouds form, simply because the existing clouds attract the sulfur. Clouds are hungry and devour their young.
All of this could be useful for understanding cloud formation...and potentially mitigating climate change.
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