High above the Amazon rainforest, invisible currents of water vapour move through the sky in narrow, fast-flowing bands, ...

Atmospheric rivers constantly move water vapour through Earth’s atmosphere, carrying more water than surface rivers. Although ...

Atmospheric rivers bring heavy rain and floods, but if they don’t come around, it could mean drought. A new global map ...

New research from Purdue University reveals how moisture influences atmospheric blocking, a phenomenon that often drives heat waves, droughts, cold outbreaks and floods, helping solve a mystery in ...

The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program joins forces with research programs across the world to improve forecasts of extreme weather events “We know that better measurements of atmospheric rivers ...

Hot air holds more moisture. That's why you can blow your hair dry even after a steamy shower. It's also what dumps rain in the tropics and sucks water from desert soils. A new study, published in ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The atmosphere contains six times more water than all rivers on Earth combined. This vast reservoir has tantalized scientists seeking solutions to global water scarcity, but ...