They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare hunters.” They’re a ...

Climate change is unexpectedly causing north Pacific storms to shift toward the Arctic, throwing projections for future West ...

When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the air: crushing heat waves that are felt rather than seen, ...

First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged ...

Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: Where do atmospheric rivers come from?

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In a major escalation of this administration’s attack on science and weather research, the Office of Management and Budget is saying it plans to break up the ...

A sign for a Christmas tree farm is pictured as flood waters from the Snohomish River cover Marsh Road off State Route 9 in Snohomish, Washington, on December 11, 2025. Tens of thousands of people ...

The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program joins forces with research programs across the world to improve forecasts of extreme weather events “We know that better measurements of atmospheric rivers ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego (THE CONVERSATION) Along the U.S. West ...

An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and the risk of flooding to parts of the Pacific Northwest this week, meteorologists say. "The forecast remains on track for a prolonged atmospheric river to ...

Extreme heat event is becoming a "silent killer" in Europe, igniting wildfires while quietly driving up mortality rates. Over the past few decades, summer heatwaves in Europe have grown increasingly ...

There has been a lot of talk about the term “atmospheric river” in the last month or so. Some feel the term is now being overused or even misused. So what is an atmospheric river? The term first ...