There are mainly four types of clouds, which are further sub-categorised into 12 sub-types. Usually, when you look up at the sky, you will always find shifting shapes of clouds that are more than just ...

Much of Earth's biodiversity is concentrated in areas where not enough is known about species habitats and their wider distributions, making management and conservation a challenge. To address the ...

There’s a deceptively simple number at the heart of the science of climate change: the sensitivity of Earth’s climate system to an addition of greenhouse gas like CO 2. This variable gets defined in ...

The clouds over the Bay Area have been spectacular in recent days with vaporous masses of condensed moisture creating poetry overhead. In San Francisco, we're used to looking up and seeing either blue ...

The 10 basic cloud types are classified by height (high, mid, low) and predict different weather patterns. Cloud names incorporate roots like cirro, strato, cumulo, nimbo, or alto, based on their ...

An innovative network approach to explain polygonal patterns in clouds could help scientists find more accurate descriptions of clouds in computer models of weather and climate change. Polygons are ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you look up at the clouds, what do you see? A blob, a wisp ...

Weather forecasting can often seem as arcane as gazing into a crystal ball, but the skill lies in analyzing current conditions, identifying weather patterns and applying climatology to produce a ...

Clouds are moving up, up and away. An analysis of satellite data has found that, since the early 1980s, clouds have shifted towards Earth’s poles and cloud tops have extended higher into the ...