For years, we believed the Himalayas were a climatic sanctuary—untouched, pristine, and resilient to the turbulence of ...

Rainfall is a critical component of climate governing vegetation growth and production, forage availability and quality for herbivores. However, reliable rainfall measurements are not always available ...

Have you noticed that when it rains it often rains a lot? It's not your imagination. When a weather pattern supports rain, the probability that heavy rain, and in some cases buckets of excessive rain, ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Rainfall data collected by a network of radars operated by the National Weather Service will be integrated into an application that helps farmers forecast ...

A new international study co-led by IIASA researchers and Japanese partners aims to democratize the way global climate scenarios are developed. The authors propose a transparent, inclusive research ...

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 ...

Heavy storms have flooded roads and intersections across California over the last few weeks. The water often isn't coming from overflowing rivers. Instead, rainfall is simply overwhelming the ...