Weather patterns are a fascinating blend of predictability and chaos. Among these complex systems atmospheric rivers have ...

A new study finds that atmospheric rivers — the heavy rain and wind events most known for dousing California and other parts of the West — have been getting bigger, wetter and more frequent in the ...

The well-known example of a strong atmospheric river gets its name because the moisture builds up in the tropical Pacific around Hawaii and can wallop the U.S. and Canada's West Coasts with heavy ...

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: Atmospheric ...

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

Led by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Atmospheric River Reconnaissance ... re having to deviate around some of the worst ...

While atmospheric rivers have been around throughout history, they were only given a name in the 1990s. Researchers say understanding them could play a key role in California's water management ...

Climate change is causing more intense atmospheric rivers, which can deliver intense ... of the storm in southeastern Greenland. There, around 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) above sea level, it's ...

Seas around 10 to 15 feet are forecast during the primary atmospheric river through the weekend. The powerful low-pressure area passing the region early in the week should send higher swells in ...

Experts are warning that intense rains could create risks of debris flows and landslides in and around the burned areas. Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are a normal part of winter weather along the West ...

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: What is an ...

Glaciologist Alun Hubbard holds up part of a 15-meter-long ice core, collected in southeastern Greenland to study how atmospheric rivers impact ... There, around 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) above ...