A large sub-Neptune-sized planet revolving around a red dwarf star 124 light years away has been the topic of debate among ...

Mars has a cold, desert-like climate with a thin atmosphere that supports extreme temperature variations, from highs of 68 °F ...

Kumulus, a Tunisia-based startup building atmospheric water generators, just raised about $3.6 million in seed funding to ...

Atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) acts like a sponge, soaking up moisture faster than it can be replaced. This can pull more water out of soils, rivers and plants.

Almost all areas in the U.S. are getting more heavy precipitation, with the largest increases in the Midwest and Northeast.

"The atmosphere can 'remember' its previous state by storing physical information in the form of water vapour," explains Anja Katzenberger, PIK researcher and author of the study.

Get ready for an increase of atmospheric moisture. Not only will it feel like the triple digits due to the rise in humidity, but we will have enough moisture around to support showers and storms.

This week, residents across the Gulf Coast found themselves glued to weather forecasts as a tropical disturbance glided ...

What atmospheric rivers mean for storms, rain and snow in California Invisible rivers in the Earth's atmosphere move up to 25 times more water in a day than the Mississippi River.

It’s not clear whether a warmer atmosphere will make droughts more or less intense, frequent and widespread. “As the atmosphere warms, air at a constant relative humidity will hold more water vapor, ...

The hidden force behind worsening droughts Droughts are usually blamed on a dearth of rain. But scientists have discovered another factor at work: warming air is increasing the atmosphere’s ...

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 ...