A recent study has revealed that atmospheric rivers—narrow streams of concentrated water vapor responsible for significant rainfall and snowfall—are migrating poleward. Over the past 40 years ...

Future Research on Atmospheric Rivers Continuous research is essential to enhance our understanding of atmospheric rivers and their influence on global weather patterns.

There are projected to be 10% fewer atmospheric rivers in the future, but they are expected to be 25% wider and longer and carry more water, according to a 2018 research paper.

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.

Atmospheric rivers often impact Western Canada. In Coquitlam, for example, Environment Canada reported that 256 millimetres of rain fell between Friday and Sunday night.

The well-known example of a strong atmospheric river gets its name because the moisture builds up in the tropical Pacific around Hawaii and can wallop the U.S. and Canada's West Coasts with heavy ...

Atmospheric rivers are influenced by a multitude of weather and climate factors, and the impacts they bring can vary greatly from one event to another, according to scientists.

What's New. Our changing climate is set to dramatically alter atmospheric rivers—powerful storms that carry vast amounts of water vapor and heavy rainfall—that batter the West Coast of the ...

A huge atmospheric river over the Gulf of Alaska. Image: Michala Garrison, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership and data from ...

To simulate future atmospheric rivers, the research team used a high-resolution version of the NSF NCAR–based Community Climate System Model.

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.

To simulate future atmospheric rivers, the research team used a high-resolution version of the NSF NCAR-based Community Climate System Model.