The air around you isn't just empty space waiting to be filled. It's a dynamic, ever-shifting system that dictates whether ...

An international team of scientists found that volcanic eruptions can cause the Pacific Walker Circulation to temporarily weaken, inducing El Niño-like conditions. The results provide important ...

Changes in atmospheric circulation under increasing greenhouse gas concentrations are important because of their implications for weather extremes and associated societal risks. However, uncertainties ...

Climate change will make monsoon storms in South Asia wetter and weaker, with more storms pushing further inland across India ...

The polar vortex, a high-altitude ring of westerly winds that usually keeps Arctic air locked near the pole, is showing signs ...

High above our heads and unseen to the naked eye, rivers of water vapor flow through the atmosphere. These "atmospheric rivers" are crucial to the global water cycle. Astonishingly, they have the ...

Imagine the catastrophic winds of a category 5 hurricane. Now, imagine even faster winds of more than 100 meters per second, ...

Time series of summer hot days in Europe derived from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) and E-OBS datasets. view more .

It can be difficult to predict what the winter has in store, but there are some indications that New Hampshire's winter will ...