(THE CONVERSATION) Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions – are shifting toward higher ...
The planet-cooling climate pattern known as La Niña is here, scientists said Thursday, but it cannot prevent 2025 from being one of the hottest years on record.
Understanding this connection can help forecasters make better predictions about future rainfall patterns ... more atmospheric rivers could speed up sea ice melting, adding to global warming ...