Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include ...

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

Atmospheric rivers – sometimes referred to as "rivers in the sky" – are long, narrow tracts of the Earth’s atmosphere that gather moisture from the tropics near the equator and sweep it ...

Scientists expect these rivers in the sky will become increasingly important sources of annual precipitation in the Western U.S. under climate change, potentially making El Niño and La Niña ...