In late April 2006, a spring snow storm hammered the northern Plains of the midwestern United States.
Published Apr 20, 2006
A high near Tasmania left a gaping hole in the clouds.
Published Jun 8, 2012
Like a massive, ethereal bird gliding into the Persian Gulf, a large cluster of wave clouds spans the Arabian Sea from Oman to India. This cloud formation is likely an undular bore, which is created in the interaction between the cool, dry air in a low-pressure system with a stable layer of warm, moist air.
Published Jun 9, 2007
The MODIS instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this view of a high pressure system dominating the eastern half of the United States on September 23, 2010.
Published Sep 28, 2010
Dry air surging off the western coast of Africa ran into a wall of moist air over the Atlantic, creating a distinctive line in a marine cloud layer.
Published Feb 28, 2013
Winter turned fierce in the opening weeks of 2009, and part of the reason for the cold snaps and winter storms came from big changes in the atmosphere about 20 kilometers above the Earth.
Published Feb 7, 2009
