Weather

Storm prediction is tricky business. So is illustrating it

Atmospheric rivers can carry the same amount of water vapor as 15 to 20 Mississippi Rivers—and deliver punishing winds, too. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

A dismissed lawsuit to strengthen the dam because of climate change effects predicted catastrophic flooding

The state, and North Carolina, had trouble planning for damaging erosion after orders similar to White House moves

A movement to privatize Earth-observing satellites is gaining ground

Agency says “high-definition from the heavens” could dramatically improve weather forecasts

Both NASA and NOAA declare that our planet is experiencing record-breaking warming for the third year in a row

Mild weather days worldwide could decline by up to 13 percent by the end of the century due to global warming

Graphics from the Scientific American archive show how these storm systems impact California

Feedback loops between record Arctic temperatures and the jet stream may be altering our weather

Shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground are likely causes for the heightened risk

A leading scientist explains that improved computing and statistics can tie extreme events to global warming