Temperatures are achingly cold in the stratosphere over the Arctic, which can only mean one thing: it's perfect conditions ...

Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) are a significant phenomenon in the polar regions, particularly during the winter months. These clouds form at high altitudes in the stratosphere and play a ...

Following the sweeping path of a cold wave through the Arctic, the skies were alight with rare polar stratospheric clouds, which presented a rainbow-like show throughout the sky. Images of the ...

One risk is that these new particles could seed polar stratospheric clouds, which are spectacular rainbow-colored clouds that can damage the ozone layer, experts told Business Insider.

Polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs), particularly noctilucent ... Recent balloon-borne experiments, such as the Stratospheric Observations of Noctilucent Clouds (SONC), have provided valuable data ...

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...

However, when the stratospheric polar vortex weakens and gets “kicked ... No conspiracy, no cloud seeding, no planned effort, just good ol’ fashioned winter, like it used to be.

The layer of the atmosphere that lies between 6 and 31 miles above the surface is known as the stratosphere. The polar vortex is within the stratosphere. Because of the lack of sunlight ...