Updraft: A relatively small-scale current of air with marked upward motion. The term is frequently used in describing rising air currents associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus (thunderhead) clouds.

Peng Yujiang, 55, was testing new equipment at 3,000m above sea level, over the Qilian mountains, when a rare updraft or air current known as a "cloud suck" pulled him about 5,000m higher into a ...

A paraglider in China has survived an unexpected climb to 28,208 feet in the air without oxygen after being caught in a powerful updraft, according to an account told to Chinese Central Television ...

Thunderstorms need an updraft, a powerful upward air current that moves water droplets above a freezing layer. The droplets remain in liquid form at temperatures below freezing.

A cloud suck (an updraft or air current) pushed him higher into a cloud formation when he was 3,000 meters above sea level. Footage, filmed from a camera on Peng's glider, ...

A Chinese paraglider has claimed to have survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report.

As the updraft gets stronger, it creates a low pressure region at the cloud base, drawing in even more hot air from below. This results in a positive feedback loop that can cause wind speeds of ...

Those clouds continue to grow as long as the updraft has easy access to unstable air. CHECK IT OUT: How an explosive thunderstorm can burst into the stratosphere. Eventually, ...

Researchers in Jordan and Qatar have come up with a remarkable design for a "twin technology solar system" capable of generating clean energy 24/7. This double-action design promises more than ...

Climb up the northeastern ledge, use the Air Reaver to activate the updraft device and use it to get to a Darkness font. Get a Darkness Reaver and return to the Retreat.