A new study led by the University of Vermont (UVM) uncovers a critical challenge in accurately classifying precipitation as rain or snow using surface weather data. Published in Nature Communications, ...

Scientists have long focused on rising temperatures to understand how climate change is reshaping the natural world. But ...

Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and ...

New research shows that crops are far more vulnerable when too much rainfall originates from land rather than the ocean. Land-sourced moisture leads to weaker, less reliable rainfall, heightening ...

Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric circulation. A growing ...