The extent and speed of ice moving off the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica into the sea—an important dynamic for ...

Melting ice sheets in North America played a far greater role in driving global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age than scientists had thought, according to a Tulane University-led study ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research. BAS scientists studying atmospheric ...

Oct. 9 (UPI) --A new observational study published Wednesday of more than 100 million deaths from all causes across all six continents over four decades has found a heightened mortality risk among ...

Chronic precipitation treatments (along with decreasing aridity: severe drought, moderate drought, control and water addition) simulates changes in precipitation that have occurred several times ...

Scientists from Fairfield University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego investigated projected precipitation trends over Northern Mexico and found that the frequency of extreme ...

Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and ...

Recent joint research led by Professor AN Zhisheng from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the pivotal role of the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet and ...

Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next is often overlooked, even ...

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A rise in the atmosphere of aerosols - miniscule particles which include soot, dust and sulphates - has led to more rainfall in certain parts of the world and could provide ...