In research that could improve weather forecasting and winter driving safety, a University of Michigan-led study distinguished nine distinct precipitation types—varieties of rain, snow and mixed-phase ...

Winter weather brings a variety of different types of precipitation. As the temperature profile of the atmosphere changes from the cloud to the ground, the type of precipitation can change too. The ...

It is the giving season and Mother Nature throws a mixed bag of precipitation types for Central Pennsylvania. Ice ...

Heavy rainfall and strong wind are the two main sources of disasters that are caused by tropical cyclones (TCs), and typhoons with different characteristics may induce different agricultural losses.

Like many natural phenomena, precipitation can be both a blessing and a scourge to human life. On the one hand, it supplies our rivers and fields with water; on the other hand, it can cause floods, ...

Scientists know that urbanization and irrigation can significantly influence rainfall. However, they don’t fully know how these effects vary among different types of rain. Researchers investigated how ...

Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Winter storms are powerful and can produce all types of precipitation. The most common is snow, but at times it also produces ice that can cause major travel problems and ...

Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of ...