Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, often accompanying the brilliant flash of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky?

Weather officials say different types of clouds can tell you what kind of weather to expect. Here's a look at the different types.

An airborne multispectral scanning radiometer was flown over marine stratocumulus clouds near Monterey, CA during July 2003. Radiance observed in a visible and near-infrared channel is compared to ...

With a distinct patch-like appearance of grey and white clouds, stratocumulus clouds can appear like honeycomb and have distinct bases. These low-lying clouds can extend over vast distances and are ...

The sky may have caught your attention recently with some uncommon clouds over our area, making it a great time to learn the difference between many types of clouds.

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Stratocumulus clouds are a mixture of stratus and cumulus clouds (hence the name). These clouds are typically patchy and puffy, like cumulus clouds, but also a tad darker and expand across a greater ...

Stratocumulus: Stratocumulus clouds are a persistent layer of clouds with areas of thinner and thicker cloud cover. Clouds like this can usually be seen on the front and the back edge of frontal ...

If CO2 levels rise above 1,200 ppm — where they’d be in roughly a century if emissions continue at the current rate — stratocumulus clouds would begin to disappear, according to the report.

Actinoform clouds generally form lower in the atmosphere (around 6,600 feet above Earth), over water, in areas where stratocumulus clouds are common.