meteorology

Watching meteors in the night sky can be fun, although typically you only see a few flashes an hour. But there are certain times of the year when you can see many more – events known as meteor showers.

A group of tourists were struck by lightning while sheltering under a rock on Luofu Mountain in China’s Guangdong Province.

The idea is highly controversial, but environmental scientists believe they could reduce the energy of hurricanes by one category using a technique called Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB).

Heavy rains on Aug. 8 delivered a strange surprise to the town of Berkeley in Gloucestershire.

An international team of scientists working with Disney have figured out how twin rainbows form while trying to enhance rainbow images in computer graphics.

A rare shower of red rain fell for about 15 minutes in the city of Kannur, Kerala, early on June 28. Local residents were perturbed, but this is not the first time the state has experienced colored rain.

A gigantic glowing mushroom cloud dominated the Beijing skyline last Thursday, disconcerting many residents, who were concerned it was a sign of imminent doom.