A new atmospheric river is slamming California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the possibility of mudslides and landslides.

The earthy smell that arises when rain falls is known as petrichor. Two Australian scientists coined the term in 1964.

The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...

A widespread 4 to 10 inches of rain is probable across the Queensland area, and some locations could see 20 or more inches.

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Up to 300 millimetres of rain over six hours is expected to hit ... "Which means it was [damaged by] Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, and they still haven't been able to get their roof fixed, so we ...

Widespread rain is falling across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions. A lack of cold air is limiting the snow potential, with accumulating snow expected to stay north of I-90. Slick roads are being ...

Light rain showers rolled into the Valley on Wednesday morning, at last breaking the dry streak that had persisted since late August. Rain started falling across the Phoenix metro area early on ...

New research from a team of tropical biologists forecasts some of the changes that may occur in the Amazon rainforest as temperatures rise due to climate change.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain eased Monday after Southern California’s first significant storm of the season brought downpours that aided firefighters but caused ash and mud to flow across streets ...

The site has a mean annual rainfall of 1,370–1,650 mm (Wills et al ... water in inner bark and xylem across the diel transpiration cycle in trees of nine tropical rainforest species. On average across ...