ScienceCast: Early start for noctilucent clouds

The latest NASA ScienceCast reports on noctilucent clouds, which are formed at very high altitudes (75 to 85 km) from water vapor condensing onto dust grains that apparently come from meteors:

Glowing electric-blue at the edge of space, noctilucent clouds have surprised researchers by appearing early this year. The unexpected apparition hints at a change in the “teleconnections” of Earth’s atmosphere