1 day ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · A new atmospheric river will bring a new rainstorm to the Los Angeles area in the middle of the week, forecasters say. KCAL News Meteorologist Paul Deanno said this next storm could be the biggest ...

17 hours ago · Atmospheric rivers provide the majority of water vapour transport to the high latitudes. This Review summarizes Antarctic atmospheric river dynamics and climatology and discusses their impacts on ...

6 days ago · The department issued an evacuation order for low-lying areas along the river just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night. WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? The multiday atmospheric river also brought damaging winds, taking down a swath of trees around an elementary school in Santa Rosa, California. The Santa Rosa Fire Department said no one was hurt.

Mar 14, 2024 · Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are powerful and often awe-inspiring phenomena that play a crucial role in the global water cycle. They are not, as their name might suggest, rivers flowing in the sky made of water. Instead, they are long, narrow regions of concentrated water vapor in the lower atmosphere.

Dec 12, 2024 · An atmospheric river (also known as AR) is a long and narrow flowing stream of water, actually condensed water vapour, in the atmosphere. It is capable of producing significant levels of rain and snow.

Feb 1, 2024 · Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, transporting much of the moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes.

Feb 5, 2024 · An atmospheric river is a narrow corridor or filament of concentrated water vapor transported in the atmosphere. It’s like a river in the sky that can be 1,000 miles long. On average, atmospheric...

Dec 4, 2024 · Atmospheric rivers are narrow corridors in the atmosphere that transport huge amounts of water vapor from the tropics towards the poles. Think of them as rivers in the sky, carrying moisture that can lead to significant rainfall or snowfall.

Feb 6, 2024 · A well-known atmospheric river is the "Pineapple Express" — this is the system that brings moisture from Hawaii over to the West Coast of the mainland U.S.