A rare atmospheric river is hitting a large portion of the Midwestern and Southern U.S. this week, causing significant floods.

Here's an explanation of how they form, their size and potential impacts. WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? The weather system occurs all over the world. It starts when a large amount of water vapor ...

When a bomb cyclone meets an atmospheric river, the result is like an out-of-control fire hose A powerful storm hitting the West Coast combines these weather phenomena for a wet week in many areas.

Many of the most pressing problems in environmental science, such as El Nino, the ozone hole, and global warming intimately involve the motions of the atmosphere and the oceans. Students and faculty ...

In the 1860s, California had to move its capital out of Sacramento because of an atmospheric river flooding. These events aren’t just a California thing. They actually happen all over the United ...

"It's a rare opportunity to directly link such an event to Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance and dynamics." The atmospheric river had pelted Svalbard with rain, but 2,000 kilometers (1,245 ...

A new study reveals how an atmospheric river led to more devastation after two earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, highlighting the need for better risk assessment models.

This research provides crucial evidence for abrupt shifts in dust accumulation and atmospheric circulation over millennial to centennial timescales in the arid interior of Asia during the Glacial ...

Another round of atmospheric river-fueled storms was poised to soak the Bay Area from Tuesday night into the weekend, accompanied by gusty winds and thunderstorms. The National Weather Service ...