The land surface is not passive within the climate system. It doesn't simply respond to changes in meteorological conditions or uses, such as deforestation. Instead, land changes can also feed back ...

Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has estimated the value of this ecosystem service at billions of pounds every year, ...

Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the ...

Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric circulation. A growing ...

Extreme rainfall is reshaping coastal waters along South Korea's shoreline, flushing nutrients from land into the sea and fueling the growth of algal blooms. A new multi-year study, published in ...