For whatever reason, many weather conspiracy theories have crawled out of the fringes and into mainstream discussions. Over ...

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

It is a large-scale weather pattern in the upper atmosphere shaped like the Greek letter omega (Ω) and can stall weather systems for days, according to the National Weather Service office in Phoenix.

The way climate change affects thermodynamic signals, such as atmospheric temperatures, is relatively well understood. Its effects on atmospheric circulation, however, are more complex because the ...

An atmospheric storm system remained on track to reach the Bay Area on Wednesday night and thrash the region into Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, it will be a short pummeling ...

An atmospheric river is moving through the Lake Tahoe and Reno in the following days, but what does that mean?

Systems of atmospheric pressure can shape Texas weather as deadly hurricanes or as scorching heat domes, depending on whether it's low or high.

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