If cloud height changes, that could impact fire conditions in certain parts of the country like California. For instance, lower-level clouds could bring more moisture to water-starved vegetation ...

Cloud names incorporate roots like cirro, strato, cumulo, nimbo, or alto, based on their height and texture. Sunburns are possible on cloudy days as over 90% of UV radiation can penetrate cloud cover.

THE electric light promising to be of great intensity at a small cost, the thought occurred to me that it might be used with advantage for the purpose of ascertaining the height of clouds. For ...

How to Measure the Height of Clouds. By Alexander Ringwood. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter. Enter your email.

A wet storm system is rolling through eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. Temperatures are cooling down enough for snow to fall in the Teton and and Sawtooth mountains.

Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania, Italy, on Monday. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth from Europe's highest active volcano.

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