As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the ...

"It's literally a river in the sky. Instead of water in a stream, it's water vapor in an elongated flume. It travels over the ocean, and when it intersects with our mountains, it rises and can ...

Atmospheric rivers are a "long, narrow region in the atmosphere—like rivers in the sky—that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics," according to the National Oceanic and ...

Scientists expect these rivers in the sky will become increasingly important sources of annual precipitation in the Western U.S. under climate change, potentially making El Niño and La Niña ...

It’s “Weather Wednesday” — a time where 17 News meteorologists talk about the weather together and help you understand a bit more about ...

Atmospheric rivers are a "long, narrow region in the atmosphere—like rivers in the sky—that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics," according to the National Oceanic and ...

The heavy rain and wind events most known for dousing California and other parts of the West have been getting bigger, wetter ...