El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...

Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic data.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The term “atmospheric ... As the water vapor moves inland, it rises over mountain ranges, condenses, cools, and falls as heavy precipitation. In the valleys, this can result ...

In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong ...

NOW, SOME OF THOSE SYSTEMS WILL TAP INTO SOME OF THAT ATMOSPHERIC RIVER MOISTURE. REMEMBER ... Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and X ...

Protecting and conserving our natural heritage, predicting weather and environmental conditions, preventing and managing pollution, promoting clean growth and a sustainable environment for present and ...

He is especially interested in processes that control the intensity of the hydrologic cycle and the subsequent impacts on precipitation and terrestrial moisture availability. Chris grew up outside of ...

With an impending Trump presidency, we know 2025 will be a difficult year for our food, water, and climate — but we’re prepared ... meant to grab carbon from industrial plants and the atmosphere, then ...

As the atmosphere continues ... much of the blame for climate change, methane is also a big contributor. Eventually, methane breaks down into carbon dioxide and water. The primary ingredient ...