On the heels of an exceptionally wet year, an expanded data collection program using Air Force and NOAA aircraft will begin flights over the Pacific from November through March This year, AR Recon is ...

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For years the debate about climate change has had a contentious sticking point – satellite measurements of temperatures in the troposphere, the layer of atmosphere where most weather occurs, were ...

The atmospheric temperature spike, which was caused by successive geomagnetic storms, suggests the "solar maximum" is fast approaching. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Earth System Science, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and ...

A roller coaster of weather is headed to the central and eastern United States. An atmospheric river will hit the region Wednesday, bringing the potential for flooding rains, powerful winds and ...

What is an atmospheric river? An atmospheric river is a narrow corridor of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere, often drawing moisture from tropical regions. When it moves over land, it can ...