The smoke plume (gray) is feeding the pyrocumulonimbus cloud (white). “PyroCb are like large chimneys, transporting a large quantity of smoke into the stratosphere,” explained Dr. David Peterson. When ...

Travelers with upcoming flights to Hawaii’s Hilo and Ellison Onizuka Kona international airports are being advised by the state’s Department of Transportation to check with their airlines before ...

If you could get above our low cloud deck, there’s plenty of sunshine to be had. The Great Lakes and the coastal Pacific Northwest tend to be among the cloudiest places on the continent beginning in ...

Planes flying over rain or snow can intensify the precipitation by as much as 10-fold, according to a new study. The rain- and snow-bursts are not caused by emissions from the aircraft but are the ...