Many National Weather Service offices have seen staff reductions of 20% to 40%, limiting forecasting ability, especially in ...

As atmospheric rivers pounded the U.S. West Coast last winter, scientists deployed increasingly advanced observing tools over ...

Just a 30-minute drive north of Baton Rouge lies the city of St. Francisville—a place that is growing in popularity while still keeping its small-town feel. Students across Louisiana are learning more ...

The deadly, widespread flooding disaster that plunged parts of the central and southern United States underwater in early ...

With Easter weekend kicking off the first big outdoor getaway for many, campers and travelers face heightened risks from ...

Call it what you want: climate change or intensifying extreme weather. It is happening. Areas such as western Kentucky and ...

Just a 30-minute drive north of Baton Rouge lies the city of St. Francisville—a place that is growing in popularity while ...

Photographer extraordinaire Don Pettit is about to return to Earth following a seven-month stay aboard the space station. Take a moment to enjoy his best work.

Thirstwaves are a newly coined term describing periods when the atmosphere becomes extremely “thirsty,” pulling moisture from ...

A series of atmospheric river events during the winter and spring have caused reservoirs to swell to more than 118% than is ...

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can ...

In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...