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Have you ever looked up at the sky and been struck speechless by a cloud so strange it seemed like a message from another ...

From fighting droughts to clearing pollution, cloud seeding is being used to trigger artificial rain in several countries. But how does it work, and is it really safe? Here's everything you need to ...

Understanding how wildfires influence our planet's climate is a daunting challenge. Although fire occurs nearly everywhere on ...

Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate. Bright ones at low altitudes generally reflect solar energy away, ...