In June, California legislators directed more than $9 million to ongoing research led by the California Department of Water Resources that aims to improve the scientific understanding, observations ...

Atmospheric rivers—the massive bands of water vapor that deliver crucial rainfall to regions worldwide—are steadily moving toward Earth's poles, a shift that could dramatically alter ...

However, the challenge has always been to efficiently convert water vapor into a usable resource, considering the variability of atmospheric conditions and the energy demands of current technologies.

A team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has created a scale to characterize the strength and impacts of “atmospheric rivers,” long ...

Science fiction and reality of atmospheric water resources beyond 2050 With a better grip on the potential future relationships of water management in this space, Keys next asked experts to ...

The California Department of Water Resources reminded residents in an April 9 post on X (formerly Twitter) that though the weather may be improving in the Golden State, atmospheric rivers could ...

Atmospheric river storms swelled the American River in January 2017, inundating a footbridge near Sacramento, California. Credit: Dale Kolke / California Department of Water Resources.

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How to save all that water from the atmospheric river. ... One method being discussed by the state Department of Water Resources is Flood-MAR, or flood-managed aquifer recharge.

The bill would require the Department of Water Resources to research, develop and use new observations, prediction models and forecasting methods to improve predictions of atmospheric rivers.

Atmospheric rivers are becoming a "double-edged sword" for California, an expert has told Newsweek. ... It's a very double-edged-type sword, especially for water management resources." ...