Volcanic ash from eruptions can reshape cirrus clouds, forming giant ice crystals and altering how Earth traps heat in the ...

The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which ...

Previous models have found clouds fueled by seabird guano in the Arctic do cool the ground, but the study authors say ...

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RIGHT. IT IS GOING TO WARM UP TODAY. WE’LL HAVE INCREASING CLOUDS. THE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 40S AND THE 50S NOW. SO IT FEELS COOL AND DRY AT THE MOMENT. WE’VE BEEN ENJOYING SOME SUNSHINE ...

Aerosols are natural particles such as dust or sea salt or sometimes human-produced pollutants. Such particles provide the structure for clouds that form every day around the world. One way aerosols ...

All clouds form as a result of saturation – that’s when the air contains so much water vapor that it begins producing liquid or ice. Once you understand how certain clouds develop their shapes ...

Clouds form because of moisture in the air, and their different shapes tell you what to expect. I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been fascinated by weather since I was eight years old.

All clouds form as a result of saturation – that’s when the air contains so much water vapor that it begins producing liquid or ice. Once you understand how certain clouds develop their shapes ...

All clouds form as a result of saturation – that’s when the air contains so much water vapor that it begins producing liquid or ice. Clouds that look like cartoon cotton balls or cauliflower ...

where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby star. Also called molecular clouds, these regions of space can be massive, spanning hundreds of light-years and forming thousands ...

Mark Lemmon, an atmospheric scientist with the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado, told NASA that he believes certain regions of the planet are more likely to form the clouds.