This story appears in the spring 2025 issue of UC San Diego Magazine as “Taking Flight.” ...

California is in the midst of a strong atmospheric river that's caused flooding, evacuations, road closures, and mention of it is all over the news and social media. And this comes on the heel of ...

Those heading up to Alaska for a late spring cruise this week got a heaping dose of weather reality as an atmospheric river ...

The first in what’s expected to be a series of three atmospheric river storms has arrived in California. Forecasters are hopeful the winter storms might finally lift Los Angeles County from the ...

The water is moved over the ocean in the form of water vapor, not a "river" in the way we think of them on land. They tend to move through the atmosphere in streams between 250 and 375 miles wide.

A stronger atmospheric river is set to hit Northern California on Monday and then hit Los Angeles County on Tuesday, aiding hopes of a more definitive end to a devastating fire weather season for ...

These drenched parcels of air parcel flow sinuously along, an “atmospheric river” winding its way toward land. When that wet air hit a coast—in this case the West Coast of the United States ...

You can get in touch with Tom by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. An atmospheric river is poised to slam into the Eastern United States on Wednesday, bringing torrential rain ...

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 couple reasons may ...