This hot desert area has not seen rain in five centuries and it’s so dry it’s gained a reputation for its record-breaking lack of precipitation. The Atacama Desert, in Chile, is the driest non ...

As of about noon, 0.2 inches of rain had been recorded at Palm Springs International Airport while just one one-hundredth of an inch had been recorded at both Palm Desert and Thousand Palms.

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Less rain was reported to the east, with 0.43 inches recorded at two weather stations in Palm Desert, 0.35 in Indio Hills and just 0.08 inches near Thermal. As expected, the heaviest totals came ...

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three ...

Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Following a powerful atmospheric river that brought heavy rain and wind to San Diego County and the Southern California region, here's a look at what rain totals look ...

Unlike hiking or snow boots that have been treated with a durable water-repellent finish, rain boots are made from fully waterproof materials like plastic or vulcanized rubber. They tend to lack ...

2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and arable land. Rain forests that once grew over 14 percent of the land on Earth now ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's ... New Study Unravels the History ...