The greatest ocean depth, however, is 36,200 feet. Pressure in the ocean is measured in terms of atmospheres. One atmosphere is equal to the weight of the earth’s atmosphere at sea level, about ...

Featherlight nanomaterial built from graphene and calcium pulls clean water from the air with unmatched efficiency.

While high values of precipitable water don't guarantee heavy rain will occur at any moment, it does indicate an exceptionally moist atmosphere that is more efficient at producing and packing in ...

January’s Tonga eruption sent an unusually large amount of water vapor high into Earth’s atmosphere and could temporarily influence our planet’s surface temperature.

About 71% of the Earth is covered in water and the average depth is 12,080 feet — which is nearly as deep as Mount Fuji is tall, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Only 5% of the ...

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

In the West, atmospheric rivers approach from the Pacific Ocean, where they’ve collected tremendous amounts of water. They're sometimes called the "Pineapple express" because they originate in ...

January’s Tonga eruption sent an unusually large amount of water vapor high into Earth’s atmosphere and could temporarily influence our planet’s surface temperature.