Learn how atmospheric rivers form, why they cause mega-storms and flooding, and what new science reveals about their growing ...

In recent decades, atmospheric rivers that carry water vapor high above Earth’s surface have shifted position, a change that ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (THE CONVERSATION) Atmospheric ...

A series of atmospheric rivers is expected to bring heavy rain, snow, and strong winds to the western United States through ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Along the U.S. West Coast, atmospheric rivers are dreaded for the damage they can cause, but they are also essential to the region’s snowpack and water supply, as Qian Cao, a ...

Heavy rain from a persistent atmospheric river pattern continues to impact California this week. Here's what's causing it.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Pacific Northwest will gear up for another round of wet and stormy weather this week as a series of Pacific storms and associated atmospheric rivers move inland. These ...

Another high is expected to nudge in from the Pacific, while a trough sets up a west to east flow into the Pacific Northwest for another Atmospheric River. Central California will be caught in-between ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Heavy rain and storms have stagnated over parts of the U.S. this week due to an ongoing omega ...