Southern California is in desperate need of rain, but it could come far too fast this week, especially in areas recently burned by wildfires.

The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway. A wet pattern will bring periods of rain and showers to Southern California ...

Heavy rain is hitting the Bay Area and coastal areas this week as an atmospheric river moves through Northern California.

An atmospheric river is slamming portions of California, with multiple inches of rain expected to drench the area until the ...

Parts of northern California could see up to a foot of rain, but Phoenix will remain dry and warmer than usual.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an atmospheric river is a long, narrow column of water vapor that produces intense rain or snow when it makes landfall.

An earlier study I was involved in found that the trend in summertime atmospheric river activity may contribute 36% of the increasing trend in summer moisture over the entire Arctic since 1979.

The Los Angeles River swollen by storm runoff as an atmospheric river storm on February 5, 2024. Burn scars from the Los Angeles wildfires could exacerbate flooding if a similar storm hits this year.

After wildfires, areas like this are more prone to landslides when wet atmospheric rivers batter the area. Photo Richard Bednarski / Sierra Nevada Ally The Feather River Canyon begins just outside of ...

Recovered pieces of the crane-topped barge, which sank in 2017, will be used to build “community-informed art and amenities ... submerged in the Providence River for more than seven years ...