Most of us generally think of precipitation in terms of three varieties: rain, snow, and sleet. But for meteorologists and ...

In research that could improve weather forecasting and winter driving safety, a University of Michigan-led study distinguished nine distinct precipitation types—varieties of rain, snow and mixed-phase ...

Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A powerful atmospheric river will hit the Pacific Northwest later this week, bringing heavy rain and up to 2 feet of snow in ...

“The pattern setting up along the Northwest to northern California coast is indicative of an atmospheric river as the ...