Understanding Rainfall Patterns Rainfall patterns have been a cornerstone of our understanding of weather and climate. These ...

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

The study, published in the journal Climate Dynamics, found that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Nino ...

Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land, they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: ...

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

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy ...