There was little indication of how torrential the Texas downpours would become before dawn. At least 27 people were killed, ...

Forecasters predicted flooding. But there was little indication of how torrential and unrelenting the downpours would become.

Clouds start to build in the early afternoon and the air becomes sweet with the promise of rain. The monsoon season is ...

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

The idea here is to create prime habitat, as work proceeds to remake this creek more like it used to be, in an effort to help ...

Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions of water vapor in the atmosphere, like a river in the sky. These systems gather ...

The result of the increase, the simulation predicted, could be that the frequency of atmospheric rivers over Antarctica doubles by the end of the century, with the precipitation that these events ...

State News Trump breaks historic Columbia River deal between U.S. government, tribes, Northwest states In an order issued Thursday, Trump said he would withdraw the U.S. from a 2023 deal made with ...

Snapshot of the simulated landfall of an atmospheric river along the west coast of North America on February 11, 2020. Credit: DOE Office of Science, Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM ...

More information: Mariana J. Webb et al, Wet Antecedent Soil Moisture Increases Atmospheric River Streamflow Magnitudes Nonlinearly, Journal of Hydrometeorology (2025). DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-24-0078.1 ...

Demand for electricity in the Northwest could double by 2046, according to a new energy forecast from regional experts. Over the next two decades, demand could increase by between 1.8% and 3.1% ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential memorandum withdrawing the U.S. government from a Dec. 14, 2023 agreement to help restore salmon, steelhead and other native fish being ...