For Wednesday, the threat for fires is highest in west Texas. Click here for more Strong winds east of the Rockies will help fuel that threat up and down the Plains Thursday. This ...

It's called cloud condensation nuclei or CCN, which can come in many forms, but last night's rain used dust particles from the dust storms across the plains as CCN.

For clouds and precipitation to develop, tiny airborne particles known as cloud condensation nuclei are required for water ...

Simulating what could happen in the atmosphere, the DTU's SKY2 experiment shows molecular clusters (red dots) failing to grow enough to provide significant numbers of "cloud condensation nuclei ...

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