I give you, the 'hole-punch' or 'fallstreak' cloud. News 8's own Jonathan Fong stumbled upon a Reddit post recently featuring this type of cloud formation and asked about its origins.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An impressive shelf cloud formation was seen over much of Hampton Roads late on Saturday afternoon. That might have people wondering what exactly causes these visually ...

Many cloud tops in nontropical zones around the world extend high enough into the atmosphere that cold air causes some of their moisture to freeze. Then, once ice forms, it draws water vapor from ...

In order for a cloud to form, water vapor – a gas – needs to turn into water droplets – a liquid. Then, many water droplets need to come together to become a cloud.

The authors of Wednesday’s study found microplastics affect cloud formation, and clouds are of huge importance to the weather we experience. Clouds produce precipitation in the form of rain ...

These measurements would allow us to model the impact of microplastics on cloud formation. Plastic fragments come in many sizes and compositions.

If microplastics are influencing mixed-phase cloud formation, Freedman said, they are likely affecting climate, too, but it's extremely difficult to model their overall effect.

Iodine from the ocean plays an important role in cloud formation, but too much of it could eat away at the Earth's protective ozone layer.

A cloud formation baring eerily resemblance to a flying saucer out of Jordan Peele’s sci-fi film “Nope” shocked California residents this week. Onlookers couldn’t believe what appeared to ...

(WLUK) -- Friday's late afternoon skies featured a unique, eye-catching cloud formation. FOX 11 viewers from across Northeast Wisconsin submitted pictures of the peculiar straight-line clouds ...