Normally, as you go up into the atmosphere, temperature decreases with height. But this is not always the case. The atmosphere is made up of many different layers that have different characteristics.

Like the tides, the ebb and flow of the low marine clouds along the California coastline is reassuringly timeless. At times the coastal clouds will surge into the North County and give relief from the ...

Just about anyone who has flown knows the sensation of climbing through smog and bursting into bright, clear air. And once you're there, the air generally stays clear no matter how high you go. But a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — You may have woken up on the morning of November 8 and felt that it was harder to breathe, or you noticed there were air quality alerts in effect for many parts of the Capital ...

Our latest storm system departed last night and stabilized our atmosphere today. In fact, it was too stable over the eastern sections. Here, a strong temperature inversion which shows up on the skew-t ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When we get higher in the atmosphere temperatures normally decrease, with the ground acting as a heat source. When it comes to temperature inversion the opposite is true. We find ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — If you’ve spent your life ...

Doctors have compared breathing Delhi’s winter air to smoking 25–30 cigarettes a day | Advise residents to avoid morning ...

From the Institute for Climate Education at A-B Tech: Fall brings many changes to Western North Carolina, from the turning of the leaves to the turning up of the thermostat. These cooler nights mean ...