Click the downloadable graphic: Hourly Rainfall Intensity 1970 to 2024 Climate change is bringing heavier rainfall extremes and increased, inequitable flood risk to many parts of the U.S. For every ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Wednesday had a dry start to the day but some showers are moving through, and western Mass. residents did see some rain earlier this week. Warmer air is capable of holding ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heavy downpours are becoming more intense in the United States as climate change supercharges the water cycle, leading to an increase in rainfall rates. Rainfall rates are a ...

A warmer atmosphere can hold more water, which makes it more likely moisture-laden clouds will drop rainfall bombs when they burst. Texas hill country. Central North Carolina. New Mexico. Chicago.

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Much of the content that I write about comes from the convergence of routine life and being an atmospheric scientist. Yesterday, my family and I were driving home from a college recruiting trip. We ...