Atmospheric rivers can shape marine heatwaves, but their effect changes by season: they often precede winter heatwave peaks, ...

The air around you isn't just empty space waiting to be filled. It's a dynamic, ever-shifting system that dictates whether you wake up to sunshine or storms. Every breath you take connects you to an ...

New research reveals the surprising ways atmospheric winds influence ocean eddies, shaping the ocean's weather patterns in more complex ways than previously believed. Much like the windy weather ...

A slowing Atlantic current could strengthen California’s atmospheric rivers, increasing winter precipitation, flood risks and ...

The weather radar is something many of us turn to when severe weather starts rolling in. We watch the colors — light colors feel harmless and the dark colors feel scary — but those colors actually ...

The prospective reconfiguration of NCAR arrives at a time when severe weather is becoming more frequent, disruptive, and expensive, with billion-dollar disasters now striking the U.S. roughly once ...

To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for devastating storms that can hit the Central and Eastern U.S. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times ...

I understand why millions of Americans look up at the sky with concern. Videos of unusual cloud formations circulate on social media, accompanied by questions about “chemtrails” and secret weather ...