1. Pineapple Express is the catchy name for what is known to scientists as an “atmospheric river,” says SFU professor and climate researcher Karen Kohfeld. And some years — such as this year ...

The swoop and swirl of the California storm is depicted in neon green in the GIF below. The so-called Pineapple Express is better described as an "atmospheric river," up to 400 miles wide ...

What on earth do those even mean? These are all various names given ... In more generic terms, the Pineapple Express is called an atmospheric river. Atmospheric rivers come in all shapes and ...

Atmospheric river. Pineapple express. Jet stream. You’ve seen the terms — but what do they all mean? An atmospheric river — a term first coined in the 1990s — is a long, narrow stream in ...

Pineapple Express is not just a name of the popular comedy movie that was released in 2008. The term also refers to a meteorological phenomenon, a type of "atmospheric river" that is set to wash ...

A well-known example of a strong atmospheric river is called the "Pineapple Express," which is capable of bringing moisture from the tropics near Hawaii over to the West Coast of the U.S. While ...

The atmospheric river is overflowing. — -- What is the Pineapple Express? The map below depicts atmospheric moisture. That bright blue surge of deep moisture stretching from Hawaii to the ...

Have you heard any of these storm names before ... According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a "Pineapple Express" storm is a type of atmospheric river that transports ...

A series of storms lined up to batter California with wind and rain has been dubbed a “Pineapple Express,” but what does the meteorological phrase actually mean? The initial storms in the ...