A monsoon is a shift in seasonal wind pattern that brings on a very rainy period. In the U.S., the desert southwest, the ...

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Geologists examine a massive fissure in Arizona and find that may have existed way before it caught public attention.

the desert cloud forest. These mountains are crucial to the existence of the forest, acting as a barrier that captures moisture-laden clouds from the Indian Ocean during the monsoon season ...