And the scale of decline has accelerated since the year 2000.

Don’t blame the weatherman. A meteorologist explains where your local weather forecasts really come from, and how storm scientists are trying to fill the gap.

The findings of a new study are the first direct evidence that plant seeds and seedlings can sense sounds in nature.

Some rainstorms drench you in a second, while others drop rain in a nice peaceful drizzle. A meteorologist explains how rainstorms can be so different.

Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.

The 2026 water year has been anything but ordinary. In fact, its snow drought has few parallels in recent history.

The damage from military attacks on cities can fill the air with pollutants that harm the lungs and stress the heart.

The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.