If you awoke in a bleary-eyed panic on Monday morning, wondering why someone was setting off fireworks directly above your bedroom, you’re not alone. Shortly before 6 a.m., as lightning lashed at the ...

(WGHP) – After a train with cars containing toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Sunday, officials scheduled a controlled release to avoid an explosion. The controlled release created ...

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.

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 ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — An inversion has formed at Lake Tahoe. Tahoe’s mountaintops are peaking out above the inversion layer Friday morning. Inversions are stable air masses where cooler air is ...

Temperature inversions occur when air temperature increases with altitude, creating atmospheric stability that inhibits vertical mixing and deviates from the standard cooling lapse rate. Pilots should ...

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 ...

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 ...