A well-known type of atmospheric river is called a "Pineapple Express" because it flows from the Hawaiian Islands. Strong ARs transport water vapor roughly equivalent to 7.5 to 15 times the ...

An atmospheric river and bomb cyclone are what make this storm so powerful — but what do those terms mean? Atmospheric rivers ...

Heavy rain continued to bring flooding and landslides to the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, courtesy of a sodden atmospheric river that blasted the region like a firehose, forecasters said.

The scattered rain showers seen across the Pacific Northwest this week is a sign of the wet weather to come in the months ahead. Atmospheric river season is ramping up as the flow of moisture from ...

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An atmospheric river is a long band of water vapor that extends over the Pacific Ocean for thousands of miles and is hundreds of miles wide. The weather events have been known to bring major ...

As atmospheric ... Pacific where observations make the biggest difference for forecasts. They have found that sending aircraft and buoys into overcast regions, often within an atmospheric river ...

Forecasters say a “bomb cyclone” off the West Coast is being fueled by an “atmospheric river ... on where in the world they happen. In the Pacific Northwest it’s called a cyclone.

Languages: English. An atmospheric river battering the Pacific Northwest has prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a slew of weather warnings. An atmospheric river hit the Pacific ...

The Nashville May 2010 flood was found to have had a contribution from an atmospheric river which began in the eastern tropical Pacific basin. - An AR even chipped its moisture into the infamous ...

Since Saturday, atmospheric river flood conditions that have dropped at least nine inches of rain on parts of the Pacific Northwest, per CNN. Flood watches remain in effect through parts of ...