The adverse effects of climate change and global warming can be most ... same amount of water vapor as the Mississippi River at their mouth. Atmospheric rivers take up water vapor from tropical ...

An atmospheric river event is forecast to bring rainfall, snow, and the potential for flooding to parts of California this ...

New towers have already brought tens of thousands of residents to river shorelines in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island ...

When they hit land they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: What is an atmospheric river? Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that ...

Arctic glaciers are leaking significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from beneath the ice to the ...

An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.

My Feb. 27 letter rejected the notion of man-made global warming. A March 6 letter writer responded by saying we are “Not to ...