Days after an atmospheric river brought record-setting rainfall to California, the state is in the crosshairs of another rainy storm system.

The term “atmospheric river” was coined in 1994 and has since quickly gained popularity. But what does it really mean?

Satellite imagery captured an atmospheric river pummeling Northern California and the Pacific Northwest on Sunday. After a series of back-to-back "rivers in the sky" in December, California hasn't ...

An atmospheric river brought additional rain, strong winds, and flooding to the Bay Area Tuesday, with an increasing chance ...

A pineapple express is a type of strong atmospheric river that carries moisture toward the western U.S., bringing the risk of ...

While the wet weather may bring an end to a devastating run of wildfires in the state, it could also cause flooding and other hazards.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an atmospheric river is a long, narrow column of water vapor that produces intense rain or snow when it makes landfall.

Getty Images/Pedro H. Tesch Coming off a victory over Internacional last week, Mexico visit River Plate at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to put an end to their adventure in ...

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An earlier study I was involved in found that the trend in summertime atmospheric river activity may contribute 36% of the increasing trend in summer moisture over the entire Arctic since 1979.