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Scientists used artificial neural networks to analyze precipitation records. They found evidence of human activities influencing extreme rainfall or snowfall around the world.
‘Thirsty air’ can create rapid and devastating drought – new research offers hope we might be able to see it coming in advance.
Drought conditions are so bad, fish hatcheries are trucking their salmon to the ocean and ranchers are worried about having enough water for their livestock.
The US is shifting to a new set of climate ‘normals’ – data sets averaged over the past 30 years. But normal is a relative concept in a time of climate change.
In a bid to ditch fossil fuels, some countries are considering carpeting deserts with solar panels.
Greenland’s glaciers have retreated so far that they can no longer support the ice sheet that feeds them. The ice sheet system has reached a new normal of consistent annual ice loss.
Climate change has boosted the likelihood of heavy rainfall, hailstorms, flooding and drought seen in some parts of the world. What does the future hold?
Restoring former prairies that have been plowed under for farming delivers land, wildlife and climate benefits. But a new study finds that the weather plays a surprising role.
The water that replenishes groundwater, rivers and lakes is under threat from climate change, pollution and aging infrastructure.
When water turns from a gas into a liquid, it forms droplets. Whether those droplets are dew or rain depends on where the droplet forms.
It was the Seine’s rise and fall, in response to heavy rain, that inspired our current understanding of river systems.
To answer this question from Fiona, age 6, we need to know some things about clouds and light.
Natural variability alone does not account for observed changes in global (ocean and land) precipitation; rather, those changes…
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