(THE CONVERSATION) Along the U.S. West Coast, atmospheric rivers are dreaded for the damage they can cause, but they are also essential to the region’s snowpack and water supply, as Qian Cao, a ...

Did you know that there are rivers in the sky? They are what's known in the weather world as "atmospheric rivers." And they can dump a vast quantity of water on a given area, leading to natural ...

Western Washington gets a brief reprieve this weekend, but another powerful storm system is already taking aim at the region.

Inside the cockpit of a NOAA Gulfstream IV during an atmospheric river mission in February 2025. Image credit: Erik Jepsen/UC ...

The wording and definition were changed and refined a bit as atmospheric scientists at MIT studied these storms in the 1970s.

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Winter is here, and with it comes the term that everyone throws around: atmospheric river. Want to sound smart in front of your friends? We are here to help. Let's start with the basics. The ...

A unique weather situation is shaping up for late October. Here’s what an atmospheric river means and why it matters. An “atmospheric river” has been dubbed such by the field of meteorology and is a ...

Atmospheric rivers explained: Where the term came from and what it means. Raiders' meaningless FG as time expires results in ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sending its famed reconnaissance aircraft into a powerful storm system ...

Southern California is bracing for an atmospheric river that could bring flash floods to the region, triggering evacuation warnings in steep terrain and areas ravaged by wildfires earlier this year. A ...

An atmospheric river-fuelled storm is soaking Western Washington and other parts of the Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain and snowfall that’s resulted in flooding, road closures and emergency ...