How do harmless puffy white clouds grow into towering, potentially dangerous cumulonimbus thunderstorms? On their surface, clouds appear to be an odd contradiction of nature — light enough to float on ...

Some thunderstorms suddenly grow very strong, while others simply fizzle out. Predicting where this will happen has long been extremely difficult. Now researchers present a physical explanation for ...

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - During the hot summer months, it may seem like afternoon showers and storms become a daily occurrence. What exactly causes this pattern to restart each morning? There is a ...

Scientists discovered that patterns in soil moisture and wind can help predict where thunderstorms are most likely to suddenly form.

When thunderstorms do form, they have more to work with. Weather systems like this week’s will come and go, but the wider, long-term trend is something we all need to be concerned about. We are ...