At these heights, the atmosphere is cold enough that clouds are typically composed of ice crystals, not water droplets. These clouds often look thin, wispy, and delicate—but they can provide valuable ...

British scientists could experiment with techniques to block sunlight as part of a £50m (€58m) government-funded scheme to combat global warming. The geo-engineering project is set to be given the ...

WE’RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF SUNSHINE TODAY. A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL BE DRIFTING BY, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE A PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN GETTING US INTO THE WEEKEND, AND CERTAINLY A ...

PREMIUM Where are they going? They just won’t say: Cumulus clouds race across the sky. (Shutterstock) At any given moment, the sky over two-thirds of the planet’s surface is covered by clouds.

Later, it was desert scenes with pyramids under a full moon partially obscured by cirrus clouds, a scene from some Pink Floyd album artwork created by a studio called Hipgnosis, which I would ...

How Are Clouds’ Shapes Made? Explore the diverse world of cloud formations, from ground-level fog to high-flying cirrus clouds, and learn how these atmospheric features can help predict weather ...