Why do some clouds look like cotton balls while others look like flying saucers? The shapes of clouds reveal different things ...

Have you ever looked up at the clouds in the sky and wondered how they form? Understanding cloud formation is really important for studying weather patterns and making accurate forecasts. Those clouds ...

Experiments at home are a great way to have fun and do a little science at the same time without it feeling too much like school. A favorite experiment the library conducts at its STEAM programs ...

I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been fascinated by weather since I was 8 years old. I grew up in Minnesota, where the weather changes from wind-whipping blizzards in winter to severe thunderstorms – ...

All air contains water, but near the ground it is usually in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. The sun heats the earth's surface, which warms the air just above the surface. The warm ...

Substantial fires can make their own weather – and do it in several ways. The most common weather phenomena wildfires can create include pyrocumulus clouds, fire tornadoes and smoke clouds that cause ...

When volcanic eruptions send towering plumes of ash into the atmosphere, they don’t just darken the sky or affect local air quality. New research shows that these eruptions can actually trigger the ...