There can be long stretches throughout the year, especially during the winter, when it doesn't seem like the clouds want to break up. The lack of sunshine can come from what meteorologists call a ...

Beachgoers recently spotted ships “floating” above the Virginia Beach ocean, and it’s not a glitch. A rare mirage is behind ...

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.

Let’s start with a very basic piece of scientific information: Warm air rises. This happens largely because warm air is less dense than the cooler air that surrounds it. This process also occurs when ...

Over the last week, multiple prescribed burns have taken place across western Montana. With those ongoing, you may have noticed a slight haziness to the sky -- it's the result of an inversion. So what ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 — If you’ve noticed an increase in ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — East Tennesseans and visitors to the Smoky Mountains looking to hit the slopes will have to wait a little longer. Ober Gatlinburg announced Friday it is delaying production ...

It is never recommended to spray a pesticide when a temperature inversion exists, and many labels provide guidelines to follow in order to avoid applications during one. This blog will discuss what ...