As the Bay Area prepares for another round of storms, a new Stanford study explains just how much damage atmospheric rivers can cause. “They contribute up to half of our water every year ...

Impact from a moisture-laden storm is expected to persist in the San Francisco Bay Area through Friday, with more rain likely ...

An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.

A rain-filled storm called an atmospheric river is sweeping into California this week ... Even though the long-term trend is not necessarily statistically significant, the anec-data is in alignment ...

Weather balloons and “hurricane hunter” planes aid the science of understanding California’s atmospheric rivers.

What's an Atmospheric River? A Pineapple Express? AP Explains the Weather Phenomenon Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land ...

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: ...

They've been researching atmospheric rivers to improve forecasts while simultaneously using that data to better operate Northern California's reservoirs and reduce the risk for floods. This ...

Another atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rain to most parts of California this week, raising concerns over flooding on the heels of an earlier system that broke daily rainfall records ...

An atmospheric river – the second to wallop the state in recent weeks – will bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to much of the California coast, with over 8 inches possible in some isolated areas ...