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

There is interest in the production, use, and environmental occurrence of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) across Asia and the Asian contributions to the burden of these compounds reaching the Arctic ...

Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) are ubiquitous contaminants in the environment, but little is known on the occurrence and distribution of HBCDs in the background atmosphere of urban environments. In ...

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

Snapshot of the simulated landfall of an atmospheric river along the west coast of North America on February 11, 2020. Credit: DOE Office of Science, Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM ...

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

‘Old carbon routed from land to the atmosphere by global river systems’ by Joshua F. Dean et al in Nature. Journal. Nature. DOI. ... 44-011-742-84576. More on this News Release.

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 ...

Article Content. This story appears in the spring 2025 issue of UC San Diego Magazine as “Taking Flight.” Jeri Wilcox, MAS ’23, a research data analyst at the Center for Western Weather and Water ...

Alaska slammed by atmospheric river as summer cruise season revs up The worst of the rainfall drenched Ketchikan from Tuesday into Wednesday, where nearly 7 inches of rain fell in less than 36 hours.

An atmospheric river is bringing a constant stream of moisture to the southern regions of Southeast Alaska. An additional 2-4 inches is likely near Ketchikan through Saturday. A flood advisory is in ...