This means that, once atmospheric rivers reach land, especially the coastal mountains in California, they move up in altitude from their starting point as they travel. As the water vapor that makes up ...

Uranus's upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades—and now scientists have shown why. Observations from Earth have shown ...

CO2 plays an important role in climate because it is one of the atmospheric "greenhouse" gases (GHGs) which keep the Earth's surface about 33 degrees warmer than the -18C temperature it would be ...

Researchers have discovered a major shift in atmospheric rivers, which is impacting weather patterns around the world.

increasing the atmospheric temperature, which reduces the relative humidity, inhibits cloud formation, and enhances evaporation of existing clouds. This is collectively termed the semi-direct ...

October made climate history, with new records set for above-average temperatures and extremely dry conditions.

As energy from the sun reaches Earth, some solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, leading to chemical reactions like ...

A bomb cyclone is pummeling the Pacific Northwest. The bomb cyclone in the Pacific Northwest is about to pull in a plume of moisture in the form of an atmospheric river. Atmospheric rivers are ...

Pet sitter Kristine Stoflet of Peaceful Pets walks Lola in the rain in East Sacramento in January 2024. An atmospheric river-fueled storm is expected to hit the Sacramento area starting on Tuesday, ...