Strong precipitation may cause natural disasters, such as floodings or landslides. Global climate models are required to forecast the frequency of these extreme events, which is expected to change as ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Extreme Precipitation Change 1958 to 2021 Climate change is bringing heavier rainfall extremes and increased, inequitable flood risk to many parts of the U.S. For every ...

Knowing the precise time to get annual plants into the ground and whether or not a perennial will grow in a given location is often buried in local community lore, but the US Department of Agriculture ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...

This storm is no longer being tracked. Chantal was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean Monday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Chantal ...

Hurricane Helene brought immense volumes of rainfall to the U.S. Southeast as it tore through the region last week, triggering death and destruction in its wake, with more cyclones brewing out in the ...

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