Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory's new chamber allows researchers to study cloud formation in controlled conditions for the ...

A Channel Islands National Park ranger on Wednesday boated across the channel beneath a sky that appeared wavier than the ocean. The agency featured two images of the surreal-looking cloud formations ...

A cloud diary is a simple yet valuable tool that can help you anticipate weather events by identifying cloud types and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Early Wednesday morning, parts of the Columbia area saw rain to start the day with scattered showers and storms. This made for a rainy morning commute for many individuals. As the ...

Despite their tiny sizes, aerosols, such as sea salt, dust, and ash, play a giant role in shaping weather and climate. These particles scatter light, act as the starting point for cloud formation, and ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Did you see it? Dozens of WAVY viewers reached out with images and videos Friday afternoon they captured of a cool cloud formation over Hampton Roads. Super Doppler 10 Chief ...

Here are a few photographs taken by Eagle photojournalists Travis Heying and Jaime Green on Tuesday evening. Mammatus clouds cover the Wichita sky at the Keeper of the Plains on Tuesday night after a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Miriam Freedman, Penn State and Heidi Busse, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Clouds form ...

MOLINE, Ill — Perhaps one of the strangest appearing things in the sky you'll ever witness, this unique cloud formation comes in different sizes and shapes. It is, however, usually caused by the same ...

We have big-sky cloud formations to enjoy, ponder and maybe hide from. They range from interesting to downright scary, and it is fun to recall some clouds that made me skedaddle faster than greased ...

Antarctica plays a crucial role in Earth's climate system by reflecting solar radiation back into space. The large white ice surfaces and clouds play a decisive role in this process. However, how ...