Though not exclusive to polar regions, atmospheric rivers play a particularly important role in Antarctic climate dynamics. Their influence extends beyond the immediate precipitation they deliver ...

Climate scientists warned of worsening floods, and local officials knew the risk but decided $1 million was too high a price.

Both Florida and Texas are adversely affected because they lie on the Gulf of Mexico, which is currently between 2 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average for the beginning of July, conditions ...

Meteorologists say incredible amounts of moisture in the air fueled a storm that moved slowly over central Texas, creating ...

Historic flooding unfolded in an instant in the Texas Hill Country Friday. It’s in an area referred to as Flash Flood Alley, ...

An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast California Water Experts Prepare for Climate Whiplash California Isn’t Ready for a Megaflood.

Democrats criticize Trump's cuts to the National Weather Service and his approach to climate change after at least 59 people ...

The latest flash floods have been far more deadly than the ones seen in recent decades. That is because of two primary ...

The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the ...

Before dawn Friday morning, city manager Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. He finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began ...

The Lone Star State accounts for roughly a third of all damages caused by extreme weather in the U.S. during the last 10 ...

Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future sea level rise. A study published in Nature Communications reveals ...