GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Just because something floats doesn’t mean it is weightless. A great example is when oil is poured onto water. The oil will float on top of the water, but that doesn’t ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - On beautiful days full of sunshine, sometimes some puffy clouds develop that look like cotton balls. These "fair weather cumuli" form because of certain atmospheric conditions. You ...

As a pilot, at what point do cumulus clouds start worrying you when you're out flying? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Spotting a cumulus cloud is pretty easy. The clouds resemble pieces of cotton candy, but why are cumulus clouds fluffy and not flat? To fully understand why, we need to start with the ...

When the moon passes in front of the sun during a solar eclipse and ushers in an uncharacteristic darkness, nature tends to react. Birds cease their chirping. Buzzing bees return to their hives. And ...

There are 10 main cloud types, including the fluffy-looking cumulus clouds seen here. Take a look at the sky on any given day and you’ll likely see clouds of different shapes — some look like cotton ...

In precipitating clouds, the vertical cloud structure reflects the dynamic and thermal structural characteristics and microphysical characteristics of precipitating cloud clusters. Aircraft cloud ...

Cumulus clouds are white, puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton and are often called "fair-weather clouds". The base of each cloud it flat and the top has rounded towers. When the top ...

MACON, Ga. — Cumulus clouds are the very common puffy clouds you see on a partly cloudy day, but have you ever wondered WHY they’re puffy and not flat? To fully understand why, we need to start with ...

Cumulus clouds, those puffy clouds common in the sky during warm days, especially in the summer, are indeed flat-bottomed. It’s because of the way they form. They exist at the top of columns of warm ...

Have you ever wondered why these clouds are so common on a warm, sunny afternoon? The video at the top of the story is a little explainer on what happens. On a mostly sunny morning, temperatures start ...