When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...

Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called capillary waves. Studied since antiquity, they ...

Researchers have discovered ultra-fast “plastronic waves” on a water-repellent surface, traveling at unprecedented speeds.

The NWS says sleet forms when snowflakes fall through warmer air but don't completely melt. Unlike the thin layer of freezing ...

Orange County communities built on hillsides prepare for possible landslides that may be caused by the powerful winter ...

Seismic measurement of Los Angeles’s depleted aquifers show a year of heavy precipitation hasn’t been enough to refill them ...

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

When hills are healthy, vegetation anchors soil in place. But when that vegetation is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable ...

TODAY - Impact Day: Rain turns to snow, windy. Temperatures falling into the lower 30s by late-day. TONIGHT: Scattered snow ...

Freezing rain is often referred to by meteorologists as "supercooled rain" because the temperature of the water drops is ...

News Meteorologist Chris Dunn breaks down what State 48's lack of rain this "water year" means for you and your family.