The tight, pinwheel-like circle at the center of the storm is the hallmark of a “bomb cyclone.” While the term sounds alarming, it is a technical description of a storm undergoing bombogenesis — an ...

Looking up at the sky might seem like a simple pastime, but for those who know what to watch for, clouds tell stories that could save your life. Most of us walk around barely noticing the atmosphere ...

Mammatus clouds are pouchlike formations that hang from the base of storm clouds, signaling turbulence in the atmosphere but not necessarily severe weather.