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

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

An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.

Atmospheric rivers, also described as "rivers in the sky," cause more than 80 percent of all flooding damage across the West Coast, and climate change will increase the likelihood of catastrophe by ...

He covers U.S. and global news and has a particular interest ... You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] An atmospheric river has been forecast to hit California this ...

Drivers should always carry chains and be ready for delays in the mountains during the winter months.A note about uncertaintyIn any atmospheric river pattern, there is often a small distance ...

It's a type of atmospheric river that forms a long ... They occur most often when the El Niño weather pattern is in force in the Pacific. The long, narrow corridors of air, which are heavy ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy weather patterns to ... waves of an atmospheric river that brought several ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy weather patterns to ... The recent atmospheric river measurements help ...