Airplanes passing through supercooled water droplets cause cavum, or hole-punch clouds.
Image of the Day Atmosphere
A fast-moving fire in southeastern Australia raged through parts of Grampians National Park.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Dust clouded the sky in the Tigris–Euphrates basin in December 2024, degrading air quality and snarling travel in the region.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
An astronaut photographed the structure of a burgeoning cumulus congestus near the shore of the Persian Gulf.
After being stuck for a second time in nearly four decades, the planet’s current-largest iceberg (A-23A) again floats free.
Image of the Day Snow and Ice