The estimation and analysis of precipitation are crucial for understanding water resource availability, managing flood risk, and improving climate models. Recent advances integrate diverse observation ...

The way the federal government analyzes intense rain events isn’t keeping up with the reality of climate change, and that has serious implications for infrastructure projects and the availability of, ...

Typhoon Soudelor dropped over two feet of rainfall when it made landfall in China in early August, and soaked Taiwan. NASA estimated that rainfall using data from the Global Precipitation Measurement ...

Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, leading to heavier rainfall extremes in many parts of the U.S. Heavy rains contribute to the risk of flooding—which can cause illness, injury and death ...

Hurricane Helene crossed the Gulf of Mexico at a time when sea surface temperatures were at record highs and then barreled into a region where heavy rains had left the ground saturated. The result was ...

This study is centered around the analysis of rainfall and streamflow data collected from a watershed located within the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge. The ...