The study, published in the journal Climate Dynamics, found that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Nino ...

Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land, they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: ...

Parts of Kentucky and Tennessee received up to 6 inches of rain during the weekend storms, and at least four people have died ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy ...

El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, transporting much of the moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes.

Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic data.

Severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of the Bay accompanied atmospheric river Part of a tree fell ... The fire department at around 2:15 p.m. said they received reports that a tree had fallen ...

Rains from an atmospheric ... Russian River on Tuesday as an atmospheric river pounded the Bay Area. According to the Sonoma County Fire District, crews began receiving reports around 12:30 ...

What is a Pineapple Express? It's a type of atmospheric river that forms a long, narrow tract in the Earth’s atmosphere. This jet stream gathers moisture from the tropics near the equator and ...