When a front moves through or on just a regular day we can see middle tiered clouds here at home. Altocumulus clouds ...

And when it comes to cooling things off, people know from experience that low, fluffy cumulus clouds do a better job than ...

Rising temperatures are fueled, in part, by declining cloud cover — which could be a potential climate feedback loop.

Tuesday morning will be mostly sunny and chilly. Expect more cirrus clouds to move in throughout the afternoon. Highs will ...

Though sun halos can happen year-round, they are especially noticeable in the winter when ice-filled cirrus clouds are more common.

Typically, clouds are counted as contributors to planetary albedo – but are all clouds the same? Jed Thomas Clouds play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate by influencing both ...

Scientists have been alarmed in recent years as global temperatures continue to rise at an unprecedented rate. Both 2023 and ...

Clouds help control Earths temperature by trapping heat and reflecting sunlight. They keep the planet warm by holding in ...

The key finding: Earth's albedo was the lowest since 1940, and that contributed about 0.2 degrees Celsius to record heat in ...

Which factor wins out depends on the type of cloud and its altitude. High, thin cirrus clouds tend to have more of a warming effect on the planet. Low, fluffy cumulus clouds have more of a cooling ...