Studies like this one can help raise awareness. Scientists make concerning discovery while studying powerful storms: ...

A group of researchers has been working to demonstrate that rainfall from India's summer monsoon can set off a powerful ...

Astronomers have broken new ground in the field of exoplanet research by creating the first-ever 3D map of an exoplanet’s ...

Hurricane Melissa followed what has unfortunately become a pattern for major storms: It formed late in the season, ...

High above our heads and unseen to the naked eye, rivers of water vapor flow through the atmosphere. These "atmospheric rivers" are crucial to the global water cycle. Astonishingly, they have the ...

In recent years, as extreme weather events have occurred with increasing frequency, scientists have been searching within the ...

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, scientists say those measurements indicate a disturbing trend — the ...

Rainfall fluctuates more vigorously. Why? Scientists say it's because of us. Many people around the world have noticed that rainfall is becoming increasingly erratic. Intense downpours are occurring ...

New research suggests that a rapidly warming Arctic is driving long-lasting summer extremes, like this month’s sweltering temperatures. Temperatures are finally falling in the eastern U.S. as a ...