The concept of atmospheric rivers began to emerge in the 1970s, when research in the U.K. showed that a low-level jet stream ahead of a cold front was connected to heavy rains in Britain.

What are atmospheric rivers? 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 ...

What's New. Our changing climate is set to dramatically alter atmospheric rivers—powerful storms that carry vast amounts of water vapor and heavy rainfall—that batter the West Coast of the ...

How a Category 5 atmospheric river supercharged deadly East Coast storm Every state from Florida to Maine saw at least 4 inches of rain. Here’s what was behind the storm.

Creeks and rivers are cresting and overflowing their banks in areas of Northwest Oregon and Washington Tuesday as an atmospheric river dumps inches of rain across the Pacific Northwest.

The atmospheric rivers Wilson and her team were monitoring in January were part of a series of 51 atmospheric rivers that hit Washington, Oregon and California between autumn 2023 and spring 2024 ...

An atmospheric river is forecast to hit Western Washington with significant rain during the first week of June 2024 — notable because atmospheric rivers usually don't show up in late spring ...

"The atmospheric river not only comes with the expected mild temperatures and heavy rain, but the extension of moisture from Hawaii to Oregon," meteorologist Josh Cozart told local news outlet KOIN 6.

Like an actual river on land, an atmospheric river is a large, narrow, and continuous band of moisture, in most cases originating from tropical latitudes where moisture is more readily available.

An atmospheric river is forecast to bring gusty winds, heavy rain, and possible flooding to parts of western Washington this week. It's a wet one on Wednesday, with lingering and more scattered ...

Atmospheric river storms have wreaked havoc on the West Coast, and are getting bigger. These scientists chase them in the sky to predict where they will strike.

Atmospheric River To Hit Washington and Oregon This Weekend. Published Oct 25, 2024 at 3:46 PM EDT Updated Oct 26, 2024 at 5:17 AM EDT. By . ... Do you have a question about atmospheric rivers?