Warming of the Southern Ocean is linked to increased precipitation on Pacific coasts, with East Asia experiencing wetter summers and the western U.S. seeing wetter winters.

Tropical Storm John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a major hurricane in a matter of hours.

People along the densely populated Pacific coasts are exposed to strongly fluctuating rainfall patterns: In East Asia, heavy rain falls in summer, and flooding is already one of the climate risks ...