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?

For cloud-capped marine boundary layers (as in the stratocumulus deck studied here), depending on the decoupling state (29) the aerosol constraint can extend to the sea surface. Thus, this technique ...

Weather watchers in Northern Ireland have been treated to striking displays of noctilucent clouds.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) — Severe weather swept through the region Wednesday evening, producing funnel clouds, a presumed tornado touchdown and significant flooding that left motorists stranded and ...

Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand How Life Makes Clouds, and Their Discoveries May Drastically Improve Climate Science Plants, plankton and sea spray all release elements that help the ...

Jesus-shaped cloud floating above Philippines basilica stuns churchgoers By Caroline Cubbin Published June 25, 2025, 6:48 p.m. ET ...

Airborne microplastics (MPs) have the potential to travel a long distance and undergo several cloud processes through atmospheric transport. However, little is known about the interactions between MPs ...

Things are getting awkward for cloud incumbents as the AI chip giant eyes their turf.

New York State Resident Reports "Hypersonic" Orbs That Traveled Through the Clouds A resident living in Climax, New York reported to the National Unidentified Flying Object Reporting center that they ...

Uncertainty associated with estimating the impact of anthropogenic aerosols on clouds is hindering accurate projections of future climate. Here, we evaluate the effect of aerosols on clouds under ...