Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter weather brings a variety of different types of precipitation. As the temperature profile of the atmosphere changes from the ...

Scientists know that urbanization and irrigation can significantly influence rainfall. However, they don’t fully know how these effects vary among different types of rain. Researchers investigated how ...

Rain is one of nature's most common weather phenomena, yet not all rain is the same. From drizzles to sudden showers and heavy downpours, each type has its own characteristics, causes, and impact on ...

A Rock Island e-mailer wonders how it is that two rain gauges not far from one another could measure different amounts. Rain showers may be heavier in one location than in another fewer than 100 yards ...

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 ...

Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of ...

While both refer to precipitation, they vary in how they form, how long they last, and how they affect the weather around them. Showers are a type of rain, but they tend to be more sporadic and ...