Airplanes form invisible ice clouds that trap heat. Study explains why contrails matter and how aviation warming has been ...

Researchers at the Institute for Meteorology at Leipzig University have, for the first time, determined the climatic impact ...

Cirrus clouds play a key role in Earth's radiative balance and climate. This study uses radar and lidar data from A-Train satellites, combined with the Identification and Classification of Cirrus ...

The radiative climate and environmental effects of cirrus clouds is an international cutting-edge field of scientific research in the atmospheric sciences. Understanding how the characteristics of ...

FARGO — Cirrus clouds are the clouds with feathery tails. They are very high clouds, usually 20,000 to 30,000 feet above the ground, where the temperature is well below freezing. Even in summer, these ...

New research provides insights into how cirrus clouds form, with implications for agriculture, urban development and climate-change predictions. The study shows that trees and plants play an important ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy, high-level clouds that resemble cotton candy threads. While ice crystals make up cirrus clouds, some of the driest and hottest parts of our ...

Question: What is the difference between a cloud higher or lower in the sky? What are stratus and cirrus clouds? — Jayden Wilkins Answer: Stratus clouds are smooth clouds that usually occur in the ...

When's the last time you went cloud-gazing? Sinking, rising, spreading, changing—there’s always something exciting happening to the clouds overhead. The big puffy ones—what are they called? And the ...

There are 10 main cloud types, including the fluffy-looking cumulus clouds seen here. Take a look at the sky on any given day and you’ll likely see clouds of different shapes — some look like cotton ...