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New Paper Shows Surges of Concentrated Precipitation Can Lead to Dryer Landscapes

Snow and rain in the American West is concentrating at one of the highest rates in the world, researchers found, with implications for ecosystems, water management and this year’s El Niño.

By Jake Bolster

Tree limbs fall atop a snow-covered car in Boulder, Colo., during one of the largest May snowstorms in decades on May 6. Credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images
People take cover as a thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy hail, sweeps through Paris on May 3, 2025. Credit: Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A Warmer Climate Means Bigger Hail

By Bob Berwyn

Floodwater covers roads following heavy rain on April 4 in Hopkinsville, Ky. Credit: Jason Davis/Getty Images

Atmospheric Rivers May be Diminishing on the West Coast and Surging in the East, Study Finds

By Chad Small

The entrance to the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Future of Funding for Military’s Climate Change Plans Caught Up in Fury of Trump Cuts

By Charles Paullin

From Snow to Heat, Extreme Weather Events Pose Outsized Risks for Food Delivery Workers

By Kiley Price

Waves crash along a pier in St. Petersburg, Fla. as Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday night. Credit: Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images

Climate Change Made Hurricane Milton Stronger, With Heavier Rain, Scientists Conclude

By Sean Sublette

After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Bacteria and Chemicals May Lurk in Flood Waters

By Kiley Price

An aerial view of damaged houses after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 28 in Horseshoe Beach, Fla. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Stronger Storms Like Helene Are More Likely as the Climate Warms

By Sean Sublette

Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Monday in Marshall, N.C. Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

How Climate Change Intensified Helene and the Appalachian Floods

By Sean Sublette

A view of a flooded parking lot after 24 hours of continuous heavy rain in Miami on June 13. Credit: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

Big Cities Disrupt the Atmosphere, Often Generating More Rainfall, But Can Also Have a Drying Effect

By Bob Berwyn

A worker climbs out of the walkway inside Hazel, the tunnel boring machine, on April 19, 2023 in Alexandria, Virginia. Credit: Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images

After $615 Million and 16 Months of Tunneling, Alexandria, Virginia, Is Close to Fixing Its Sewage Overflow Problem

By Sarah Vogelsong

People cast their fishing lines into the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Credit: Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Springtime Rain Crucial for Getting Wintertime Snowmelt to the Colorado River, Study Finds

By Jake Bolster

People walk through a flooded street caused by the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debby on August 5 in Cedar Key, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

NOAA Affirms Expectations for Extraordinarily Active Hurricane Season

By Amy Green

A person walks through a flooded street caused by the rain and storm surge from Tropical Storm Debby on Monday in Cedar Key, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Debby Drenched the Southeast. Climate Change Is Making Storms Like This Even Wetter

By Amy Green, Lisa Sorg

Olive Rowe stands in her home after it was destroyed when Hurricane Beryl struck Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica on July 05, 2024. "Everything is gone," she said, "everything is gone." Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico after devastating several Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. The hurricane is expected to make another landfall in Texas by Monday morning. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

As Hurricane Beryl Surged Toward Texas, Scientists Found Human-Driven Warming Intensified Its Wind and Rain

By Bob Berwyn

As Climate Change Dries Out the West, Fourth of July Fireworks Spark Increased Wildfire Risk

By Kiley Price

National Guard soldiers walk back by a water pump on a flooded street in Waterville, Minnesota on June 25. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

Widespread Flooding in Upper Midwest Decimates Farm Towns

By Nina B. Elkadi

A boy collects water from a shallow well on Feb. 24, 2024 in Lusaka, Zambia. Credit: Luke Dray/Getty Images

Zambians Feel the Personal Consequences of Climate Change—and Dream of a Sustainable Future

By Georgina Gustin

Birmingham's Woodcrest Road has been closed for over a year following concerns about slope settlement. The city said there is currently no timeline for its reopening. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabamians Want Public Officials to Mitigate Landslide Risk as Climate Change Makes Extreme Precipitation More Frequent

By Lee Hedgepeth

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