The definition: An atmospheric river (AR) is a long plume of moisture that stretches from the tropics or subtropics into ...

While the wet weather may bring an end to a devastating run of wildfires in the state, it could also cause flooding and other hazards.

Heavy precipitation is falling mostly in mountain areas. A flood watch in also in effect for the coast of central California, ...

The West Coast is in the middle of a long-lasting and potent atmospheric river event, which will bring days of heavy rain and ...

“By Tuesday night, snow levels are expected to fall to around 3,000 to 4,000 feet in the southern Cascades, and 4,000 to 5,000 feet in the Sierra.” A third atmospheric river will buffet the ...

A stronger atmospheric river is set to hit Northern California on Monday and then hit L.A. County on Tuesday, aiding hopes of ...

The first in what’s expected to be a series of three atmospheric river storms has arrived in ... But there is still the risk that heavy rainfall around recent burn areas could trigger dangerous ...

There are several atmospheric rivers around the planet on any given day ... of the western US in the decades to come. In a warmer world, more moisture is able to evaporate from the oceans into ...

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected ... burned areas, such as around the Palisades and Eaton ...

After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, two atmospheric river storms are expected to ... with the second one extending into the area around Hawaii. Advertising In the Sacramento Valley ...

After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected to ... in some of the recent burned areas, such as around the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles ...