Water vapor reveals the invisible drivers that are bringing snow, ice, and rain to much of the United States over the holiday travel period.
Published Nov 27, 2013
In late April 2006, a spring snow storm hammered the northern Plains of the midwestern United States.
Published Apr 20, 2006
Blasts of Arctic air spilling into the Midwest and Northeast are poised to make New Year’s Eve frigid for many Americans.
Published Dec 29, 2017
Taken June 29, 2012, this photograph shows a shelf cloud on the leading edge of a violent storm system that blew across the eastern United States.
Published Jul 3, 2012
A fierce winter storm lashed the North Island of New Zealand over the last weekend of July 2008. Heavy rains and strong winds caused several fatalities on land and sea, and more than 70,000 homes were without electricity in the wake of the storm. A second, though less severe, storm was headed for the country on Tuesday.
Published Jul 28, 2008
A cold front, warm front, and high-pressure system left their signatures in the clouds.
Published Mar 9, 2020
Researchers fly to the heart of a thunderstorm to find out what happens when a storm lofts surface pollutants high into the atmosphere.
Published May 26, 2012
The hurricane-like storm that hit Alaska on November 8 and 9 spirals over the Bering Sea in this satellite image from November 8, 2011.
Published Nov 11, 2011
A classic nor'easter blew across the East Coast of the United States on February 11 and 12, 2006, dumping heavy snow from Virginia to Massachusetts.
Published Feb 14, 2006Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Life Unique Imagery Snow and Ice
This animation shows a huge winter storm tracking across the United States between January 31 and February 2, 2011.
Published Feb 3, 2011
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