Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ...

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Marine bacteria carried by warm and moisture-laden atmospheric rivers contribute to the formation of ice clouds at unexpectedly high temperatures in high-latitude regions, research from Japan suggests ...

A research group has clarified the importance of analyzing the formation of clouds from human and natural particles by developing a sophisticated model. Since many climate models simplify the ...

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 ...

A new experiment conducted at the world's largest particle physics laboratory, demonstrates the mechanism for how the gas-phase form of iodine -- known as iodic acid -- forms, and suggests it has a ...

Mysterious, motionless clouds often mistaken for UFOs are actually lenticular clouds, a well-understood meteorological phenomenon. These smooth, lens-shaped formations are created by stable air ...