To understand how clouds get their shape, it helps to understand the basics of how they form. When air rises and cools, the ...

Have you ever looked up at the sky and been struck speechless by a cloud so strange it seemed like a message from another ...

Clouds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and meteorologists have categorized them into 10 distinct types. These types are based on their shape, size, and the altitude at which they form.

According to NOAA, there are 10 basic cloud types, though there are other formations like a wall clouds, shelf clouds or even contrails created by planes. Here are the 10 basic clouds with ...

Altocumulus clouds act as a visual cue for a changing weather pattern. These are the types of clouds that appear ahead of a strong cold front and are a common sight. They indicate the presence of ...

A new result from the molecular gas survey in the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 using the Atacama Large ...

Once the clouds get heavy, they can’t hold up all that weight and fall. As these crystals fall through the atmosphere, the temperatures determine the type of precipitation they become and the ...

Gravity wave clouds form in wave-like patterns in sky, oftentimes resembling ripples in a body of water from a rock being thrown. These types of clouds are created from air in the atmosphere ...

Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals.In a newly published study ...

If microplastics are influencing mixed-phase cloud formation, Freedman said, they are likely affecting climate, too, but it’s extremely difficult to model their overall effect.