An atmospheric river means that the storm system moving into the area will be well supplied with moisture and instability. This will mean rainfall rates between 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch per hour at ...

The warming climate has not lead to an expected increase in atmospheric moisture over arid and semi-arid regions of the world. The finding, which has surprised scientists, indicates that some ...

These long, narrow pathways in the sky transport 30%-50% of atmospheric moisture outside of the tropics at any given time around the globe.

While the main weather impacts of atmospheric rivers are felt mostly on the West Coast, Colorado's western slope will benefit from the moisture the storms bring. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

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.

Water levels at major reservoirs in northern California rose this week after a moisture-laden atmospheric river pummeled the region. A bomb cyclone brought dangerous weather conditions across the ...

The conditions the past couple of days have supercharged the atmosphere to produce some localized deluges in portions of Upper Ohio Valley.

At Andrew Schwartz’s office, California’s parade of atmospheric rivers swamped the basement and lab, drenching equipment in inches of water. The power has gone out repeatedly, sometimes for ...

Atmospheric rivers form when winds over the Pacific draw a filament of moisture from the band of warm, moist air over the tropics and channel it toward the West Coast.

The laws of thermodynamics dictate that a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, but new research has found that atmospheric moisture has not increased as expected over arid and semi-arid ...

Water levels at major reservoirs in northern California rose this week after a moisture-laden atmospheric river pummeled the region.. A bomb cyclone brought dangerous weather conditions across the ...