The air around and above us always has some water vapor and some particles in it. The particles could be dust or salt or even ...
Have you ever looked up at the sky and noticed how clouds often form in distinct layers, with some huddled close to the ground while others seem to float high above? The stratification of clouds in ...
The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they'd like an expert to answer. Amanda, age 5, wants to know how clouds' shapes are made. An expert explains. I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Clouds are one of the fundamentals of how weather works across the world. From shelf clouds to funnel clouds, each is unique and has scientific explanations as to how it is formed and ...
According to WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth, these clouds that resemble jellyfish are patchy altocumulus clouds with virga (rain that evaporates before it reaches the ground) at the bottom of the ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Spotting a cumulus cloud is pretty easy. The clouds resemble pieces of cotton candy, but why are cumulus clouds fluffy and not flat? To fully understand why, we need to start with the ...
Image by: Michael Samadani, in Baytown from Sunday's storms. Sent using Click2Pins (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) They look intense ...
Mars is a planet of extremes—towering volcanoes, vast canyons, and colossal dust storms that can wrap the planet in a reddish haze for weeks. But high above its rusty terrain, something far more ...
Astronomers have struggled to explain why a long and thin cloud forms above Mars’s Arsia Mons volcano each year, until now ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you're in the northern hemisphere and it's been a clear ...
In the Arctic, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon generates some of the oddest clouds on Earth. Up there, streaky wisps can swiftly transform into towering thunderstorms. These strange clouds are not ...