WASHINGTON (AP) — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language, ...

Sure, we've all heard of the urban heat island effect, where cities are hotter than surrounding rural areas. Now scientists have discovered a similar urban "rain island effect," where cities appear to ...

Rain on Earth is something that we've come to know well. It's relatively predictable in size and shape, and while we're noticing more extreme weather and lack of rain in some parts of the world ...

New research showing how global warming intensifies extreme rainfall at the regional level could help communities better prepare for storms that in the decades ahead threaten to swamp cities and farms ...

Rain fell on the summit of Greenland instead of snow for the first time on record in August, as the Northern Hemisphere experienced warmer-than-usual summer temperatures. A new study suggests that’s ...

When rain—not snow—fell on the highest point of Greenland’s ice sheet this August for the first time in recorded history, it was considered a worrying anomaly related to the regions’ changing climate.

One in every four rain showers that fall over the nation’s capital can be defined as acid rain, according to a joint study by Universidad Nacional (UNA) and the Municipality of San José. The “First ...

Climate change added at least 10% more rain to Hurricane Ian, a study done immediately after the storm found. Thursday’s research, which is not peer-reviewed, compared peak rainfall rates during the ...

Researchers studying the environmental consequences of acid rain have reached an important milestone, adding evidence for a theory that has been the focus of much scientific debate. Publishing in the ...