Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric circulation. A growing body of research suggests that in the tropics, it is also a product of ...

In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...

The Chicago area had “dirty rain” overnight, thanks to dust being lofted into the air from Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Those areas have been in a drought, and there are also a few wildfires burning ...

Researchers in the US have unveiled a new convection cloud chamber that can recreate real atmospheric conditions.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo used isotope-enabled ensemble modeling and 45 years of data to better trace ...

Meteorologist Ava Marie explains how sleet and freezing rain can form amid the coldest air up above, warm air beneath that, and cold air at the surface.Snow started in earnest late Saturday and ...

What is the difference between snow, freezing rain, sleet, and graupel. The FOX 5 Storm Team explains. Trump vows to skip Super Bowl, bashes Bad Bunny and Green Day Minneapolis city council member ...

HOUSTON (CW39) – Sleet is a form of winter precipitation made up of small, frozen ice pellets that fall from the sky. It typically forms when snowflakes fall into a layer of warmer air and partially ...

A major winter storm is expected to impact Mississippi, prompting the governor to declare a State of Emergency. Freezing rain occurs when warm, moist air rises over a layer of below-freezing air near ...

NORFOLK, Va. — As we track a potential winter storm this weekend, one word keeps coming up in the forecast: messy. That’s because we’re not just watching for snow, we’re also monitoring the potential ...

Cold fronts in the winter can bring a variety of precipitation, anything from a cold rainfall all the way to snow! All precipitation starts the same, as ice crystals in the upper-levels of the ...

A Florida gubernatorial candidate is proposing a steep "sin tax" on OnlyFans creators – a move he says would deter people from joining the platform. One of the app's highest‑earning creators, who ...