As a scholar researching clouds, I have spent much of my time trying to understand the economy of the sky. Not the weather ...

Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and ...

A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before.

The Storm Team 11 forecast calls for an increase in clouds overnight with a low of 30 degrees. Friday will be mostly cloudy ...

Earth is taking in more energy than it releases back to space—a growing "energy imbalance" that is fueling global warming. A ...

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While we would all love to control the weather most days, no mere mortal has succeeded in this endeavor. Berndnaut Smilde, however, seems to have the magic touch. Hailing from Groningen, a northern ...

Venus' clouds absorb ultraviolet light, but the reason why is unknown. Early telescopic observations revealed dark markings on Venus, initially misinterpreted. Ultraviolet photography revealed details ...

In August, we posted a photograph of some odd, rare clouds known as Morning Glory clouds without providing an explanation for how they form. In response to reader interest, we followed up with ...

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