A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before.

Earth is taking in more energy than it releases back to space—a growing "energy imbalance" that is fueling global warming. A ...

Heavy rain from a persistent atmospheric river pattern continues to impact California this week. Here's what's causing it.

Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new type of lidar—a laser-based remote-sensing ...

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

As brutally cold conditions gripped the Chicago area this past weekend, a rather peculiar phenomenon surfaced along Lake ...

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Translated to the ground, that means we will see lots of clouds, with periods of drizzle or even fog possible beginning ...

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 ...

Monday will start cloudy with gradual clearing expected and winds between 5 to 10 mph. The high temperature will range in the ...

Today will consist of isolated patchy fog early, partly cloudy skies and breezy conditions; while temperatures warm into the ...