Atmospheric rivers act like "rivers in the sky," shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher ...

A new study shows that atmospheric rivers may be responsible for up to 90% of Antarctica’s annual precipitation.

Surrounded by a thick blanket of snow, Halley Research Station stood out on the white-scape of Antarctica, tucked in a remote corner of an ice tongue floating on the Weddell Sea. Deep in the corridors ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research. BAS scientists studying atmospheric ...