Cap cloud seen above Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - A cap cloud hovers above Mt. Fuji on Feb. 14. Weather officials said cap clouds form when in winter a warm, humid air moves up the mountain and then cools above it.

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