The swoop and swirl of the California storm is depicted in neon green in the GIF below. The so-called Pineapple Express is better described as an "atmospheric river," up to 400 miles wide ...

"If it had hit, we would still be picking up the pieces," said Daniel Baker of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and ... our home planet. The GIF below shows the storm on July 23, 2012, as captured ...

The storms are the latest instance of the atmospheric river phenomenon, which researchers are working to understand better as climate change drives increasingly frequent extreme weather around the ...

The recent moisture in the West is in stark contrast to the megadrought. California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought ...

A powerful storm is soaking Northern California and Oregon, bringing high winds and flood risk. It's known as an atmospheric river. A big question is if climate change is making these storms worse.

Languages: English. 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 ...

As the spacecraft capture data on the massive storms, weather agencies can merge ... NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) developed satellites through NASA's Earth ...

An atmospheric river is heading for the Bay Area. That's a phrase you'll likely hear during the winter months, but what exactly is an atmospheric river? Here's what you need to know. Think of an ...

Atmospheric rivers, named for their long, narrow shape and the prodigious amount of water they carry, are a type of storm that has a huge influence on California’s weather. By Raymond Zhong ...