In Southern California, between 1 and 3 inches of rain fell in the Los Angeles Basin, Mike Wofford, a meteorologist for the ...

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 ...

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

Areas already devastated by January's California wildfires are now dealing with an atmospheric river, dropping rain and snow.

Officials are grappling with the aftermath of the atmospheric river which caused mudslides and floods, especially in areas ...

FILE - Residents evacuate past damaged vehicles after storms ... (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii.

Residents evacuate past damaged ... happens when an atmospheric river reaches land? When the moisture-laden air moves over mountain ranges such as the Sierra Nevada along the California-Nevada ...

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 ...

After an unusually dry January where most of Northern California went without rain for 27 days in a row, the storms have come ...