There’s more to thunderclouds than rain and lightning. Along with visible light emissions, thunderclouds can produce intense bursts …
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Environment
Could ‘Marine Cloud Brightening’ Reduce Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIt might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to …
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You may see a cloud every time you gaze up into the sky. Generally, when water condenses in …
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Environment
Observations Confirm That Aerosols Formed From Plant Emitted Compounds Can Make Clouds Brighter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAtmospheric aerosols scatter and absorb solar light, and influence the formation of clouds. However, these processes are not …
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Space
Icy Clouds Could Have Kept Early Mars Warm Enough for Rivers and Lakes, Study Finds
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOne of the great puzzles of modern space science is neatly summed up by the view from NASA’s …
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Cloud formations can sometimes share a resemblance to some objects in the world. Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds are one such …
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Though it looks like it to us, clouds on Jupiter do not form a flat surface. Some of …
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Led by Swansea University’s Tree Ring Research Group, researchers from Sweden, Finland, and Norway analyzed the information contained …