Precipitation is simply when water falls down to Earth’s surface as part of the natural water cycle. Precipitation can take ...

Kentucky saw a huge amount of rainfall in the span of a few days in early April, which experts say is in line with the region's shift toward more intense rainfall. Heavier rainfall is driving flood ...

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters ...

People wade through a flooded market in South Sudan in 2024. Heavy rains over several years have contributed to a widespread humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. People affected by the negative effects ...

If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island—a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the first ...

Deforestation in the Amazon has been identified as the main driver of declining rainfall, responsible for nearly three-quarters of the drop in dry-season precipitation since the mid-1980s. Between ...