Weather

The U.S. Forest Service could begin using fire shelters made with NASA heat-shield technology as early as this summer 

As the Northern Hemisphere warms faster than the Southern, Earth's rain belts may shift to the North

A behind-the-scenes look at how Colorado State University atmospheric scientists prepare their predictions for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1

The forecast is currently for 11 to 17 storms to form, of which five to nine are expected to become hurricanes, and two to four major hurricanes

New Jersey's working class are forgotten as federal government funds fixes for wealthier neighbors

About 11 percent of nonrenewable groundwater is used to irrigate internationally-traded crops

The wavelike patterns are caused by the Earth's rotation, and can have strong effects on local weather

Real-time analysis of wireless communications data could improve weather forecasts around the world

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