The high humidity levels allowed for the formation of larger cloud droplets, which in turn enhanced the clouds’ visual impact. The moisture also played a role in the vibrant colors that painted ...

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Rainfall triggers bursts of natural nanoparticles, which contribute to cloud formation and additional precipitation over the ...

The research is part of the Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets experiment, otherwise known as CLOUD. To study the effects of different compounds on aerosol formation, Kirkby adds trace gases to a ...

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such that they remain as particles once the cloud droplets evaporate. This route is believed to be relevant for SOA (Carlton et al. 2006) and secondary sulfate formation, the latter of which is ...

In a state where every raindrop counts, scientists in the Desert Research Institute’s Cloud Seeding Program have mastered the ...

Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges among water droplets from ... can lead to the formation of organic ...