The Basic Building Blocks Every Cloud Needs Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present ...

The first report of this unusual cloud appeared in Weather magazine in 1948, in an article titled “Man-Made Cirrus?” The ...

Winter is setting in across the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, cold and cloudy winter days. Clouds play a vital role in ...

Long ago, before galaxies formed into shapes we are familiar with today and before planets formed, the earliest stars ignited ...

Long-lived contrails form predominantly not in cloud-free skies, but within already existing ice clouds. This is the conclusion reached by a team of scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich, the ...

Only one side of a silver crystal has the right structure to trigger ice formation, revealing how these particles help clouds ...

Researchers uncover how the surface structure of silver iodide at the atomic scale triggers ice formation in clouds, ...

Contrails in the blue sky remind us of daily air traffic—and its impact on the climate. However, the effect of contrails on ...

Cloud shapes arise from how air moves and mixes at different heights. When air rises, it cools. If it cools to its dew point, water vapour condenses into droplets or ice, forming a cloud.

New research shows most long-lasting contrails form inside natural clouds, reshaping how airlines plan climate-friendly flight routes.

Explore the effectiveness and history of cloud seeding in India, focusing on recent trials in Delhi and their outcomes.

Silver iodide is the material of choice to make clouds release rain and snow. For decades, its remarkable ability to trigger precipitation has been used in cloud seeding to prevent hail damage and ...