A high near Tasmania left a gaping hole in the clouds.
Published Jun 8, 2012
Vortex wind patterns swirling over sea ice in the Bering Sea in mid-January 2006 have created stunning cloud street patterns.
Published Jan 25, 2006
A quick drop in atmospheric pressure produced an intense storm with hurricane-force winds.
Published Mar 14, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Severe Storms Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
A cold front, warm front, and high-pressure system left their signatures in the clouds.
Published Mar 9, 2020
In March 2013, the same meteorological phenomenon brought warm weather to the Arctic and cool air spilling into the North America, Europe, and Asia.
Published Apr 3, 2013
The MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of a large low pressure system spinning in the Gulf of Alaska on August 17, 2004 at 22:45 UTC. This area of the world is famous for strong, persisent low pressure systems because of the persistent flow of semi-permanent pressure systems north (the polar easterlies) and south (the subtropical high) of the area.
Published Aug 19, 2004
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
In late April 2006, a spring snow storm hammered the northern Plains of the midwestern United States.
Published Apr 20, 2006
