Have you ever stood at the base of a mountain, looked up, and wondered why the weather above seems completely different from ...

such as the Atacama desert, beyond the Chilean Andes. The east slopes of the Coast Range in central and northern California also creates a rain shadow effect in the San Joaquin Valley. Regions ...

Inside this red circle lies the world’s driest non-polar desert, a place where rain is so scarce it may not fall for years or even decades. This desert, unlike polar deserts covered in ice, is a harsh ...

The Atacama Desert, recognised as one of the driest and oldest deserts on Earth, offers a unique natural laboratory for the study of extreme hydrological and geological processes. Its remarkably ...

Beach-goers soak up some sun as the shadow of an airplane passes overhead ... Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s driest deserts, a pair of campers settle in for the night.

Now a Swiss company, Meteo Systems, is poised to earn a pretty penny in Abu Dhabi with a controversial weather modification system said to be responsible for dozens of rain showers in the desert ...

The Rain Shadow is a new KUOW newsletter (and web series) where we'll curate local and national stories that spark joy, ignite curiosity, and connect us to each other.

Pomp and pride filled the Knights Stadium at the graduation ceremony on Friday, May 30, as Shadow Hills High School bid farewell to the Class of 2025. Damariz Hernandez, the ASB executive vice ...

Eaglets Sunny and Gizmo, both females, hatched in early March to Big Bear Valley celebrity eagle couple Jackie and Shadow ... covering California news at The Desert Sun. Reach her at pbarraza@ ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The RainShadow Chorale will present “American Folk,” its spring concert, at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Both performances will be at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St., Port ...

Located in the rain shadow region and typically receiving lower rainfall, Baramati experienced an unprecedented deluge that led to a flood-like situation. Overflowing water bodies and inundated ...