Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow regions in the atmosphere – like rivers in the sky – that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics. While atmospheric rivers can vary ...

Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: Where do atmospheric rivers come from?

Most people hear “atmospheric river” and imagine flooded roads. That’s only half the story. Atmospheric rivers are moving ...

There are invisible rivers streaming across the sky — massive plumes of moisture borne over the oceans and wafted across the continents. When this moisture is released back down to Earth, it can ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy weather patterns to improve forecasts and to help control, and ultimately ...

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. They ...

SACRAMENTO — While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy weather patterns to improve forecasts and to help control, and ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Weather forecast models show the possibility of a level 3 atmospheric river crashing into San Diego County early Saturday morning, bringing as much as five inches of rain in ...

The air contains water. We call it humidity. Even in the desert, there is water in the air. Scientists have been working on ...

A type of storm known as an atmospheric river is bringing repeated bouts of heavy rain, strong winds and severe thunderstorms across a large portion of the U.S. this week, sparking concerns and ...

Water vapour’s dominant role in atmospheric heating amplifies its importance in influencing regional climate over the Indo-Gangetic Plains ...