While greenhouse gases are warming Earth’s surface, they’re also causing rapid cooling far above us, at the edge of space. In fact, the upper atmosphere about 90km above Antarctica is…
Tag: Noctilucent cloud
Noctilucent Clouds Over London
On June 21st, something rare and magical happened in London. The skies of the great city filled with noctilucent clouds (NLCs). Phil Halper noticed the display, grabbed a camera, and…
Amazing Noctilucent Clouds
Reposted from The Cliff Mass Weather Blog Saturday, June 20, 2020 Amazing Noctilucent Clouds One of the most extraordinary and beautiful sights this time of year are the delicate noctilucent…
Record Cold Upper Mesospheric Temperatures Suggest Another Good Noctilucent Cloud Viewing Season
From Dr Roy Spencer’s Blog May 31st, 2020 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) are often visible in the extreme upper atmosphere (80-85 km altitude) well after…
One Upside of More CO2: Beautiful Upper Atmospheric Clouds
Reposted from Dr. Roy Spencer’s Blog January 1st, 2020 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. Polar Stratospheric Cloud display (smartphone photo posted by Reddit user Breuuan on Dec. 31, 2019.)…
Electric-blue night clouds are invading the U.S.
Reposted from Dr. Roy Spencer’s Blog I have personally cussed out Dr. Spencer for adding an item to my bucket list which had been almost complete.~ctm June 11th, 2019 by…
NASA takes AIM on noctilucent clouds
From AIM. High up in the sky near the poles some 50 miles above the ground, silvery blue clouds sometimes appear, shining brightly in the night. First noticed in 1885,…
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