But as air reaches the upper levels of the atmosphere ... and releases its moisture as precipitation as it travels pole-ward (Figure 1). If the Earth did not spin on its axis, this cycle of ...

Scientists have long predicted that as climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas makes the air warmer, it holds more moisture, which means bigger, nastier atmospheric rivers are coming ...

A new study, published in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters, investigates this issue by examining regional Hadley circulation intensity trends in the Northern Hemisphere across six key regions: ...