Hurricane Florence could cause dangerous floods of toxic sludge and animal waste
Torrential rains are not the only thing Hurricane Florence will bring once it hits landfall. The massive storm...
6 ways that scientists are hacking the planet
Life on planet Earth is struggling through an historically challenging era, thanks in no small part to the actions...
China’s new rain-making system could increase rainfall by billions of cubic feet
China needs water — and their answer to the issue is a massive weather modification system being developed by...
New hybrid solar panel harvests energy from raindrops
A team of Chinese engineers have created a new hybrid solar panel that can also harvest energy from raindrops....
Raindrop makes rainwater harvesting at home beautiful and easy
Traditional rain barrels are often clunky eyesores, which is why Studio Bas van der Veer designed a beautiful modern...
Scientists discover the Amazon forest sets off its own rainy season
Scientists have been stumped for years over why the southern Amazon rainforest's rainy season begins two to three...
Climate change could transform one of Africa’s driest regions into a wet one
Climate change is often connected to heat waves and hot temperatures. But researchers recently found very different...
Bangladesh raises storm danger to highest level as Cyclone Mora batters coastline
Bangladesh was still picking up the pieces after flash floods in April affected millions of people when a cyclone...
California governor marks official end of state’s historic drought
A wet winter that filled reservoirs with rainwater and blanketed the Sierra Nevadas with heavy snow has officially...
Only 9% of California is still in drought as Sierra Nevada snowpack hits 185%
A year ago 95 percent of California was in a drought. Today, just 9 percent of the state is still experiencing...
Damaged Oroville spillway in California prompts mass evacuations
Winter storms continue to drench California, and over the weekend people living near Oroville in Northern California...
Record winter storm pounds California
California is battling one of the strongest winter storms the state has seen in years, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown...
California storms could herald the end of punishing historic drought
Californians may finally receive some relief from the drought they've grappled with for five brutal years. Recent...
Extreme rain storms in the US could increase by 400% due to climate change
The forecast of America's future includes a 400 percent increase in the number of extreme rain storms if climate...
Get your free water-saving rain barrel from the NYCDEP
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is giving away rain barrels to reduce stormwater...
Pop-up dumpster gardens coming to the Gowanus Canal this summer
The terms 'dumpster' and 'stormwater management' aren't typically uttered in the same breath, but Alloy Development...
India is building a massive supercomputer that can predict future monsoons
The Indian government is spending $60 million this year to build a supercomputer with just one purpose: predicting...
No rain in San Francisco for first January in 165 years
There are a lot of songs about California weather, but songwriters will have to come up with a new tune to mark...
Dramatic Video Captures Rebirth of the River Zin in Israel’s Negev Desert
Some lucky Israeli residents of the Negev Desert's Wadi Zim region got to see something truly incredible as a...
Air Umbrella Could Be a Reality by 2015 – But is That a Good Thing?
In the history of pointless devices, the air umbrella has to be among one of the foremost - and it could soon be...
“Extremely Rare and Unprecedented” Double Whammy Storms to Slam Hawaii
In what’s being called an extremely rare and unprecedented event, two tropical storms are set to batter Hawaii...
X-Ray Umbrella Keeps You Dry as a Bone
Have you ever thought to yourself, "you know, I really dig x-rays from an aesthetic standpoint, but I only ever...
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: Rain Power
Trying to find alternative sources of energy has proven to be an extraordinary feat, allowing us to use everything...