Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon from the Pacific Ocean that can wreak havoc across California.

An atmospheric river has been forecast to hit California this week, with the National Weather Service (NWS) warning of the ...

Atmospheric River Map Shows Where in California Will Be Hit Published Feb 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM EST Updated Feb 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM EST By Joe Edwards ...

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 ...

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 ...

An atmospheric river is slamming portions of California, with multiple inches of rain expected to drench the area until the storm runs out of moisture Wednesday morning, forecasters say. According ...

It’s rare to see an oarfish up close in California; only 22 have washed ashore since 1901, according to UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. While one atmospheric river is still pumping rain toward California, another storm is waiting in the wings.

The Bay Area and Northern California were seeing the impacts of a storm fueled by a strong atmospheric river and intensified by a bomb cyclone off the Pacific Northwest coast.

An atmospheric river carries water vapor from the tropics and, when it makes landfall, can bring a vast amount of rain and snow; in Oct. 2021, for instance, San Francisco got 750% more rainfall ...