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

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

Atmospheric rivers, while vital for replenishing water on the U.S. West Coast, are also the leading cause of floods though storm size alone doesn t dictate their danger. A groundbreaking study ...

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

Researchers analyzed more than 43,000 atmospheric river storms across 122 watersheds on the West Coast between 1980 and 2023.

In the last 10 years, the total number of acres burned by significant wildfires has varied from year to year. In 2020, when ...

The research, published June 4 in the Journal of Hydrometeorology, analyzed more than 43,000 atmospheric river storms across 122 watersheds on the West Coast between 1980 and 2023.The researchers ...

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Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ...

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Risk models can’t rely just on the past anymore. A team of geoscientists suggests new ways to forecast evolving hazards in ...

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray pledges to block the $1.3 billion in cuts to NOAA, which would eliminate funding for the Pacific ...