An atmospheric river is a weather feature that can be beneficial and crucial, but can also be a damaging event - particularly for those near the West Coast of the United States. The definition ...

Wildfire aerosols travel thousands of kilometers to the Arctic, influencing ice cloud formation at warmer temperatures.

Clouds, composed of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate by influencing the ...

What’s the connection between climate change and an increase in so-called atmospheric rivers?

The first in what’s expected to be a series of three atmospheric river storms has arrived in California. Forecasters are hopeful the winter storms might finally lift Los Angeles County from the ...

Numerous weather alerts are in place across Northern California as an atmospheric river is set to bring excessive moisture to the region this weekend. They include a winter storm warning ...

After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected to hit California over the next week — with one of them potentially bringing much-needed moisture to ...