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Feds won't flood the Grand Canyon this spring. What will that mean for the Colorado River?
Dam maintenance and non-native fish reduction efforts led the government to reject an environmentally restorative flood in the Grand Canyon.
Snow in the West is disappearing. Here’s what it means for California’s water supply and fire risk
The western U.S. is experiencing a late-season snow drought, according to an update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Integrated Drought Information System. The ...
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Staffing cuts to National Weather Service river forecast center could leave Sonoma, Napa counties ‘flying blind’ ahead of storms
The short-staffed California Nevada River Forecast Center, a small Sacramento field office of the National Weather Service, ...
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What is an atmospheric river?
Much like a conveyer belt, an atmospheric river transports moisture from the tropical and subtropical oceans and dumps it as ...
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Slightly unusual 'atmospheric river' event to hit Southeast U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an "atmospheric river" event is set to hit Florida and other parts ...
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INTERACTIVE MAP: See where river flooding will reach over its banks
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association ... flooding up the lower Little Miami River as far upstream as Newtown occurs, worsening flooding in California and Anderson Township.
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Giant storm pummels Southern California as flooding, mudslides hit areas charred by fires
An atmospheric river was pummeling Southern California with heavy rain on Thursday, prompting evacuations and school closures as heavy mudslides and flooding hit areas charred by the wildfires ...
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An atmospheric river is coming to California. It could bring risks of debris flows
A rain-filled storm called an atmospheric river is sweeping into California this week ... says — similar to intense rainfall that caused flooding in San Diego in 2024. Researchers and emergency ...
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What exactly is an Atmospheric River? | 'It's literally a river in the sky'
The weather events have been known to bring major flooding to San Diego ... much as five inches of rain on California in one day. While the term 'atmospheric river' is relatively new, Kalansky ...
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California on 'high alert' as looming storm threatens flooding, mudslides, heavy snow
Editor's note: This page reflects news from Wednesday, Feb. 12. For the latest updates on the atmospheric river in California, read USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Feb. 13. SAN DIEGO ...
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Winter storm will dump inches of rain, snow on California, NOAA says
An atmospheric river is bringing heavy rain to most of California from Wednesday into the weekend, raising concerns over flooding. That's after storms in the first week of February broke daily ...
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Another atmospheric river brings flood, mudslide concerns to California
Another atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rain to most parts of California this week, raising concerns over flooding on the heels of an earlier system that broke daily rainfall records ...