Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

Human activity is changing the way water flows between the Earth and atmosphere in complex ways and with likely long-lasting consequences that are hard to picture. Researchers enlisted water ...

ESPECIALLY ON SOUTHBOUND 99 RIGHT NOW. NOAH, SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING WITH PARTNER AGENCIES TO REASSESS HOW DROUGHTS ARE MEASURED HERE IN THE US. AND METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN JOINS US NOW WITH THE ...

In recent decades, a dramatic shift has been unfolding high above the Pacific Ocean. Vast corridors of moisture known as atmospheric rivers (ARs)—responsible for transporting nearly 90% of the world’s ...

Florida’s east coast has seen a sharp drop in major hurricane landfalls since the 1960s. Experts say shifting atmospheric patterns and long-term climate cycles are likely behind the change. Despite ...

The cracked, hard bark of woody plants carries more than just lichen, insects, and years of dust. The seemingly barren layer teems with trillions of microbes, including bacteria, algae, and fungi. 1 ...