A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what ...

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

The Founding Fathers who gathered in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 picked a nice day ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered that a hazy sky over frozen Pluto is helping to cool the dwarf planet's atmosphere, while at the same time giving methane and other organic ...

A drop in temperatures may alter atmospheric processes that drive storms and other weather events in these regions, he said. Cooling in the North Atlantic won't directly make the U.S. East Coast ...

The discovery of atmospheric rivers overriding El Niño and La Niña weather patterns reinforced the need for a model that can predict when atmospheric rivers are coming, Luna-Niño said.

Here’s the satellite view of what’s called an atmospheric river. There is a low pressure system over the Pacific Ocean that is affecting the West Coast.

While dancing to the beat of their own drum, atmospheric rivers are key in California’s water supply, delivering on average up to 65% of the annual precipitation in Northern California and 40% in ...

More information: T. A. Shaw et al, Emerging Climate Change Signals in Atmospheric Circulation, AGU Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024AV001297 ...

The circulation of the atmosphere will pull streams of moisture away from the equator forming “atmospheric rivers.” These “rivers” of moisture can be pushed towards land by weather systems.

Atmospheric rivers —the massive bands of water vapor that deliver crucial rainfall to regions worldwide—are steadily moving toward Earth's poles, a shift that could dramatically alter ...