La Niña has finally emerged after months of anticipation, but there’s a catch. The climate pattern — which typically has an outsized influence on winter weather in the US — is rather weak and may not ...

Hydroperoxides are strong oxidants that have a significant influence on chemical processes in the atmosphere. Now, an ...

Over the last decade, humanity's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) have stabilized after a period of huge growth. Average growth is now down to just 0.6% per year, compared to 2% per year in the ...

Despite El Niño and La Niña’s pervasive influence on global climate, atmospheric rivers don’t appear to follow their lead. “Atmospheric rivers don’t dance to the tune of ENSO,” said Alexander ...

Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever ...

Our changing climate is set to dramatically alter atmospheric rivers—powerful storms that carry vast amounts of water vapor and heavy rainfall—that batter the West Coast of the United States. That's ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture ...

Water vapour’s dominant role in atmospheric heating amplifies its importance in influencing regional climate over the Indo-Gangetic Plains ...