belched out by ships contributes to storm clouds and lightning along the heavily trafficked shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Chris Wright at the University of Washington ...

An unplanned experiment takes scientists closer to solving a long-standing mystery: To what extent, if any, have human-created emissions influenced thunderstorms?

In storm clouds ... from nearly 100% of ship fuel before the regulation to 25% after, replaced by low-sulfur fuels. But what ...