Tag: Rainfall

How Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall

7/31/2024 - By sciencedaily.com. Giant plumes of Sahara Desert dust that gust across the Atlantic can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America. But thick dust plumes can also lead to heavier rainfall -- and potentially more destruction -- from landfalling storms, according to a July 24… SEE MORE

Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say

7/30/2024 - By David Stanway. Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the year's most powerful typhoon this week, with schools, businesses and… SEE MORE

January 2024: Extensive flooding along Cummings Creek at FM 1291 near the Fayette/Colorado County line, Texas, caused by a widespread heavy rainfall event in parts of Texas and Louisiana. The onslaught of rain occurred from January 22–25, 2024. (Image credit: Ben Madison)

The Nation Just Saw its 10th-Wettest January on Record

2/12/2024 - By noaa.gov. The new year started off unusually wet across the U.S., with extreme rainfall and flooding impacting parts of the southern Plains. The heavy rain also helped boost the month into the top-10 wettest Januarys on record, according to experts and data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information… SEE MORE

Percent of normal U.S. precipitation over the past 30 days (December 25, 2022, through January 23, 2023) after a series of weather events known as atmospheric rivers, fueled by tropical moisture, flooded the U.S. West with rain and snow. Places where precipitation was less than 100 percent of the 1991-2020 average are brown; places where precipitation was 300 percent or more than average are blue-green. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on analysis and data provided by the Climate Mapper website.

Climate Highlights of 2023

1/5/2024 - By HALEY THIEM This year was a busy year for our team at Climate.gov providing updated maps, graphs, stories, and deeper explanations of our planet’s changing climate. There were many weather and climate events across the globe from extreme rainfall, to record warmth, and a major ENSO transition (just to name a… SEE MORE

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More Extreme Rainfall Predicted for the Future

7/29/2022 - Researchers say some climate models are underestimating future floods. Joshua Studholme was finishing his doctoral program in physics at Lomonosov Moscow State University when his thesis advisor told him a story about Queen Victoria, the monarch who ruled the British Empire for the better part of the 19th century. The… SEE MORE

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Saltier Seas Mean More Rain for the Midwest

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7/12/2022 - By Dan Symonds. US researchers have reported that the saline content of the ocean surface provides a far more reliable indicator of whether or not heavy summer rains will fall in the US Midwest compared to sea surface temperatures. Seasonal weather in the Midwest is atmospherically connected to the Pacific and… SEE MORE

US Southwest Hits Impressive Rainfall During Summer 2021

10/3/2021 - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Cities across the U.S. Southwest hit impressive rainfall totals this summer, bringing much-needed — but temporary — relief to a region that has been mired in drought. The winter, however, could be disappointing, with an expected weather pattern that typically means less snowpack that rivers and streams… SEE MORE