The earthy smell that arises when rain falls is known as petrichor. Two Australian scientists coined the term in 1964.

More than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped rainfall on California in 2023 but replenished only 25 percent of the water lost from aquifers since 2006.

It seems like merely a fact of life on the West Coast that summers are dry. But compared to most of the rest of the country ...

Many atmospheric river events are weak. But the powerful ones can transport extraordinary amounts of moisture. Studies have ...

Last year, the lights were visible from as far south as Kent and East Anglia, which was rare, as the natural phenomenon can ...

Parts of Pacific Coast Highway remained closed due to heavy flooding and mudslides in Southern California, according to state officials.

With a flurry of snowstorms in recent weeks and a few more to come, here's what experts say it could all mean for worsening ...

Winter storms will not become a thing of the past as temperatures rise. Here's how climate change affects snow storms.

Winter’s last full moon is set to light up the skies across the UK tonight, with the rise of February’s snow moon.

Days after an atmospheric river brought record-setting rainfall to California, the state is in the crosshairs of another ...

In 2020, strict rules were put in place to slash cargo-ship emissions. Five years on, it appears to have been less than ...

The world may not get relief from the scorching heat of summer sooner due to the stalling or slowing of La Nina, claim meteorologists. For India, it may result in low rainfall and decreased cyclonic ...