After several wet winters soaked California, the state’s largest reservoir is nearly overflowing for the third year in a row.

The past six months have proven to be a tale of two Californias when it comes to atmospheric river events. While Northern ...

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A commercial fisherman nabbed a large male Chinese mitten crab in the lower Columbia River late last month, putting ...

Only one of the atmospheric river events to strike Southern California was rated as moderate, which still caused significant issues for burn-scar communities and along the Pacific Coast Highway.

A sign warning of flooding stands next to the Angeles Crest Highway as a powerful atmospheric river storm breaks on February 14, 2025 in the San Gabriel Mountains above Altadena, California.

Atmospheric river storms are drought busters in California, dumping huge amounts of rain in narrow corridors within short periods of time. The ongoing storm slamming Los Angeles, the nation's ...

One of California's largest reservoirs is on track to reach capacity for the third year in a row, a first-ever milestone.

Explainer-What Are Atmospheric Rivers and Why Do They Cause Flooding? (Reuters) -Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding ...