Volcanic ash from eruptions can reshape cirrus clouds, forming giant ice crystals and altering how Earth traps heat in the ...

When a volcano erupts, it can spew ash high into the atmosphere—inserting aerosols right where clouds typically form. How ...

Learn how ash from volcanic eruptions can alter ice content in clouds, influencing how Earth handles radiation.

Weather officials say different types of clouds can tell you what kind of weather to expect. Here's a look at the different types.

At any given moment, the sky over two-thirds of the planet’s surface is covered by clouds. Yet we barely understand them. We don’t know exactly how they take shape, or why they take the shapes ...

With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and dark, threatening cumulonimbus — and recognizing what weather ...