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Climate change intensifies short-duration precipitation events and flooding, more than century's worth of data reveals

Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of ...
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Mechanism of Coupled Upper Troposphere and Boundary Layer Induces Two Types of Short-Term Heavy Rainfall Along the Eastern Foothills of the Taihang Mountains

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
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Winter Storm in Tennessee: What you need to know about the different types of wintry precipitation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Winter storms are powerful and can produce all types of precipitation. The most common is snow, but at times it also produces ice that can cause major travel problems and ...
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Once it rained for 2 million years straight and it changed Earth forever

F or two million years, Earth witnessed constant rain that changed the planet significantly, resulting in 2 million years of rainfall, which even led to a rise in dinosaur populations. Researchers ...

Back-to-back storms to drench Bay Area in 'first true widespread rainfall' of the season

As September comes to a close, two back-to-back storm systems are expected to sweep through the Bay Area, delivering the ...