A new lake could suddenly appear in a California desert as an atmospheric river brings torrential rain to the region. The first of two atmospheric rivers began moving through the state on Thursday.

A moisture-laden atmospheric river is approaching the West Coast, but Lake Mead and Lake Powell might have to wait a little longer before they benefit from the winter storm. After years of drought, ...

In the 2025-2026 season, NOAA data shows that Lake Erie is currently above the historical ice coverage average for this time ...

(CNN) — Another atmospheric river will be streaming into western Washington and parts of British Columbia, Canada, this week. While back-to-back-to-back systems for the region seem a bit like a broken ...

Geographic and temporal patterns Spatially, geographic location emerged as the dominant factor shaping contrasts between lake and atmospheric heat waves, followed by lake size and depth. Temporal ...

Lake Shasta waters lapped 30 feet from its top after an atmospheric river dropped more than 8 inches of rain in the Redding area since last Friday — and a new storm is expected to bring more rain to ...

Lake-effect clouds and snow swept across portions of Canada and the US on Wednesday, December 3, satellite imagery shows.This ...

A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey confirms that most of the mercury in Lake Superior is coming from airborne deposition, mercury that floated around in the atmosphere before falling into the ...

Another atmospheric river will be streaming into western Washington and parts of British Columbia, Canada, this week. While back-to-back-to-back systems for the region seem a bit like a broken record ...