Light Pillars: Why Winter Skies Grow Columns of Light
A row of lights seems to have stretched straight up from a snowy neighbourhood. Blue, yellow and white columns hang above the roofs, as th...
meteorology
Boiling Water in Freezing Air: What the White Plume Is
A pale fan opens above a snowy yard and hangs in the air. Videos of hot water meeting extreme cold look like instant snowfall, but that ti...
Mount Washington: The Story Behind Its Extreme Weather
A building seems to have grown a white coat. A tower has lost its sharp outline beneath ice. On Mount Washington, the photographs make the...
Unusual Clouds: Shapes, Names and What They Can Tell Us
Clouds can resemble lenses, breaking waves or a rough sea seen from underneath. Their shapes offer clues to atmospheric processes, but a d...