A growing body of research indicates that smoke above clouds can have important consequences for the climate.
Published May 11, 2016
Wildfire smoke contains dark sooty particles that can “burn off” clouds.
Published Aug 8, 2013
In certain environments, dark particles in smoke from fires can inhibit cloud formation and limit rainfall.
Published Sep 24, 2015
Actinoform clouds pop up off the western coast of Australia.
Published Feb 7, 2020
With just a few clicks of a camera and a mouse, you can contribute to research that will help atmospheric scientists better understand how clouds affect climate.
Published Nov 5, 2014
It is not difficult to imagine that a gigantic volcanic eruption spewing thick clouds of ash and gas high into the atmosphere would change the weather. But these satellite images show that a small, steady, simmering eruption also affects the atmosphere.
Published Jan 31, 2008
A vertical profile of wispy, icy clouds reveals their complex structure.
Published Jul 15, 2015
This profile of the atmosphere provides a rare view of a towering fire-formed thunderstorm and the smoke it injected high into the atmosphere.
Published Sep 1, 2010
Wildfires in Alaska and Canada send smoke plumes wafting in opposite directions around the Northern Hemisphere.
Published Jul 18, 2015
Acquired April 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows a network of open- and closed-cell clouds over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru.
Published Apr 28, 2010
They may look like airplane contrails, but the streaky clouds shown in this photo-like image formed around the exhaust left in the wake of ships traveling along the northwest coast of North America.
Published Jan 26, 2008
