District of North Vancouver council has approved an emergency response plan following the atmospheric river swept through the area last fall, causing catastrophic damage.

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

Southeastern British Columbia, including the East Kootenay, is in for a very rainy weekend. According to Matt Loney, meteorologist with Environment Canada, a low pressure centre is going to be ...

On Saturday night before the heavy rain that led to deadly West Virginia Panhandle floods, precipitable water values measured in Pittsburgh were within the top 95% of available records.

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stand under a sky that suddenly turns into a river? For millions living along the West ... Read more The post What Atmospheric Rivers Mean for the West ...

Atmospheric rivers are responsible for most flooding on the West Coast of the U.S., but they also bring much-needed moisture to the region. The size of these storms doesn't always translate to ...