Rainfall

Increasing Ocean Wind Speeds Could Be Causing More Rain

AP | By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rain, More Rain, Increased Rain, Ocean Wind Speed, Rougher Seas, Increasing Rain, Science, Increasing Wind Speed, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Rainfall, Wind Speed, Wind Speed Study, Green News

WASHINGTON -- During the last quarter-century, average wind speeds have increased over the world's oceans, as have wave heights, generating rougher se...

Read Whole Story

The More We Know, the Worse it Gets

Rebecca Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Co2, Science, Climate Change, Drought, Nature, Rising Sea Levels, Climate Models, Storms, Flooding, Rainfall, Green News
Rebecca Anderson

This past week, two studies were published that point a finger at human-caused climate change as being the cause of bigger storms and flooding seen over the last few decades.

Read Post

Abu Dhabi Scientists Create Desert Rainstorms: Report

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rain, Metro Systems International, Climate, Rainstorms, Abu Dhabi, Weathertec, Max Planck @Y:World, Artificial Rain, Al Ain, Max Planck Institute for Technology, Rainfall, United Arab Emirates, World News

Desert dwellers wishing to transform their arid surroundings into a profitable, crop-sustaining oasis have reportedly gotten one step closer to making...

Read Whole Story

Scenes From A Record Rainstorm (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rain, Storm Photos, Slidepollajax, Record Rains, Storms, Flooding, Rain Photos, Rainfall, East Coast Storm, Rainstorm Images, New York News

Record amounts of rain fell all across the East Coast today, and the weather doesn't appear to be letting up anytime soon. Major flooding was reporte...

Read Whole Story

Precarious Homes Potentially Subject To Climate Change (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mudslides, Slidepoll, Cliffs, Climate Change. Precarious Homes, California, Rising Sea Level, Houses, Venice, Wildfires, Flooding, Coastal Flooding, Rainfall, Green News

Although the local and even regional effects of climate change will vary from place to place, natural disasters will likely be exacerbated as global t...

Read Whole Story