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 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 ...

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

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 ...

“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 ...

Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (THE CONVERSATION) Atmospheric rivers – those long ... and that’s changing weather patterns around the world. Advertisement Article ...

and that’s changing weather patterns around the world. California relies on atmospheric rivers for up to 50% of its yearly rainfall. A series of winter atmospheric rivers there can bring enough ...