Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made

Some parts of the Gulf experienced 18 months of rain in a single day.

Richard Washington, Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford • conversation
today ~6 min

‘April showers’ – a rainfall scientist explains what they are and why they are becoming more intense

Why the weather can be sunny one minute then rainy the next.

Rob Thompson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Meteorology, University of Reading • conversation
April 8, 2024 ~5 min


Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’

As the climate changes and weather warms, the freezing line is shifting, bringing rain and ice to regions not prepared for it.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 ~8 min

Indian Cloud-seeding Project Aims to Produce Rain to Clear Pollution

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 22, 2023 ~4 min

Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding – new research

A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.

Valentine Muhawenimana, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Engineering, Cardiff University • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Too much rain, not high temps, threaten giraffes survival

Increasingly heavy rain is threatening the survival of giraffes in East African savannahs, researchers report.

Rita Ziegler-Zurich • futurity
June 12, 2023 ~6 min

Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a lot more effective – podcast

Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently have scientists been able to measure how effective it really is.

Nehal El-Hadi, Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
May 4, 2023 ~7 min

Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare

Nationally, 57% of the population says they’re not prepared for a flood disaster. Surveys and disasters show that those most at risk are least prepared.

Smitha Rao, Assistant Professor of Social Work, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 27, 2023 ~7 min


Can rainbows form in a circle? Fun facts on the physics of rainbows

Each rainbow is personal – the rainbow you see isn’t exactly the same rainbow the next person sees. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.

Partha Chowdhury, Professor of Physics, UMass Lowell • conversation
April 24, 2023 ~6 min

Intense downpours in the UK will increase due to climate change – new study

A supercomputer spent six months projecting localised rainfall extremes decades into the future.

Elizabeth Kendon, Professor of Climate Science, University of Bristol • conversation
March 7, 2023 ~7 min

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