In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.

The Colorado River used to flow all the way to the Pacific Ocean. But climate change and steady demand mean that it dries up ...

The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque says it has reopened its Gulf of Mexico exhibit. It comes after a ...

The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque is preparing to reopen the Gulf of Mexico exhibit.

Plaquemines Parish surrounds the last 70 miles of the Mississippi River, making it susceptible to saltwater intrusion from ...

Sustained winds at landfall reached 115 miles per hour. Rafael lost intensity when moving into the Gulf of Mexico that evening. On Sunday, November 10, Rafael became post-tropical over the Central ...

Rafael weakened Saturday to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. Rafael was located 290 ...

The new owner of the powerboat partially sunk on the shore of an island on the St. Croix River near Hudson, Wis., wants to use it for diving for buried treasure in the Gulf of Mexico. (Alex ...

The storm had weakened somewhat since making landfall Wednesday, and by Thursday it had changed directions over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and was moving away from Cuba, according to the ...

It will weaken as it crosses the island but is expected to remain a category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center forecast cone is starting to show more of a westward ...