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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
An interesting phenomenon unfolded Monday in the sky over Houston as nearly perfect rows of clouds were spotted. Video submitted to us by a subscriber showed the unmistakable appearance of what are ...
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 ...
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