A major atmospheric river storm is barreling toward California, raising the specter of damaging landslides and flooding ...

There is now a 30% chance of intense rain between Feb. 12 and 15 in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...

While the wet weather may bring an end to a devastating run of wildfires in the state, it could also cause flooding and other hazards.

Weather balloons and “hurricane hunter” planes aid the science of understanding California’s atmospheric rivers.

California's two largest reservoirs, Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville, saw water level increases over the weekend after an ...

The study, published in the journal Climate Dynamics, found that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Nino ...

El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

A major atmospheric river storm — strong enough ... string of powerful systems that hammered California from late December 2022 through mid-January 2023. This season has been far drier ...

Heavy rain is hitting the Bay Area and coastal areas this week as an atmospheric river moves through Northern California.

A 2019 infrastructure report card gave the state’s levees a "D," citing that despite significant investments, much more work ...

For example, during 2023's La Niña, California experienced a series ... rivers can turn it into a wet year, but a weak atmospheric river season can turn it into a dry year. This means we can' ...