If cumulus clouds keep growing, they can become cumulonimbus clouds—the real storm makers. These towering giants can climb up to 60,000 feet or more.

Clouds are complex, elusive, and the greatest source of uncertainty about how hot the Earth will get in response to carbon dioxide. Meet the scientists who try to catch them.

Physicists identify anti-electron clouds inside thunderstorms "In detecting the positrons, it's possible we were seeing sort of the fingerprint of dark lightning," said lightning expert Joseph Dwyer.

Here are my thoughts about how to tell severe storm clouds versus just interesting looking, scary clouds. Shelf cloud at leading edge of thunderstorm at Birch Run, MI on July 2, 2019 (photo by ...

About 600 miles off the west coast of Africa, large clusters of thunderstorms begin organizing into tropical storms every ...

The man who’s brought cloud seeding to 31 countries on six continents works out of an unassuming airfield in North Dakota. Patrick Sweeney is 63, with thick silver hair and the compact build of ...

Although green lightning seems unusual, Few now suspects it occurs during all thunderstorms but is concealed inside clouds. Secret Origins The concealment results from the structure of storm clouds.

Understanding how to identify distinct types of thunderstorm clouds can give you a significant advantage in preparing for severe weather season in Texas. Even observing how the wind behaves ahead ...