Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions of water vapor in the atmosphere, like a river in the sky. These systems gather ...

Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future sea level rise.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska – Those heading up to Alaska for a late spring cruise this week got a heaping dose of weather reality as an atmospheric river brings several inches of rain to one of the most ...

Atmospheric rivers are responsible for most flooding on the West Coast of the U.S., but also bring much needed moisture to ...

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stand under a sky that suddenly turns into a river? For millions living along ...

Atmospheric river impacts. Credit: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00638-7 A study co-led by Irina Gorodetskaya, a researcher at the Interdisciplinary ...

As the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined, even larger amounts of groundwater have been drained from aquifers. Using satellite data, scientists have estimated the vast water losses.

Commissioners from the seven states in the Colorado River Basin must create a plan to divvy up the river's water after the current guidelines expire at the end of 2026.

GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz.—About 33 miles south of Phoenix, Interstate 10 bisects a line of solar panels traversing the desert like an iridescent snake. The solar farm’s shape ...

If Arizona’s Colorado River water allocation was cut to zero, “we could burn through the available groundwater in 50 years,” Famiglietti said. “We’re talking about decades. That’s scary.

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.

MARTIN PARISH — A state-backed river diversion project intended to restore the Atchafalaya Basin is facing growing opposition from environmental advocates and fishermen who fear it could lead ...