AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heavy downpours are becoming more intense in the United States as climate change supercharges the water cycle, leading to an increase in rainfall rates. Rainfall rates are a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AccuWeather investigates why rainfall intensity has been increasing in recent years and what that means for things like farming ...

Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, leading to heavier rainfall extremes across the U.S. Climate Central calculated the Simple Hourly Rainfall Intensity Index (total annual rainfall ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Wednesday had a dry start to the day but some showers are moving through, and western Mass. residents did see some rain earlier this week. Warmer air is capable of holding ...

Extreme rainfall rates often contribute to flash flooding, but have you ever wondered how much rain qualifies as heavy as well as the largest total ever recorded in a single hour or minute in the ...