High over the frozen surface of Greenland, a new tool is rewriting what scientists know about how water moves through the ...

Atmospheric rivers, a meteorological phenomenon responsible for heavy rain and wind events, have become more frequent and intense over the past 45 years due to global warming.

A new study recently published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, provides new insights into the meteorological ...

defines atmospheric rivers as "narrow regions of atmosphere that transport much of the moisture from the tropics to the northern latitudes." It's a fairly new term, according to KGW Chief ...

"A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend," the NWS said.

New research reveals that only the most intense Atlantic-sourced storms are responsible for filling a normally dry lake in ...

The work appears in Geophysical Research Letters. Atmospheric rivers are bands of water vapor that transport moisture and heat from warm oceans to cooler high latitudes. Until recently ...

Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

Scientists have long predicted that as climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas makes the air warmer, it holds more moisture, which means bigger, nastier atmospheric rivers are coming in ...

More rounds of mountain snow and lower elevation rain tonight along with windy conditions before warming temperatures next ...

According to the study, hot–dry events with a high risk of mortality occur frequently in the northwestern–western and ...