El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy ...

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...

The rapid meltdown of polar ice could shut down a key ocean current by 2050, triggering catastrophic surges of sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast and dangerous climate shifts in northwestern ...

The weakening of the AMOC has paused since the early 2010s. A recent study by scientists at AOML found that the Atlantic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Circulation problems impact millions globally, causing discomfort and lead to various health issues, from cold extremities to more serious cardiovascular conditions. While medical treatments play ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The term “atmospheric river” has become more common in recent years, as it clearly describes a unique weather phenomenon. An atmospheric river is essentially a narrow band of ...

How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans and ecosystems to adjust. A slower increase gives humans time to move away ...