Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

A major atmospheric river storm is barreling toward California, raising the specter of damaging landslides and flooding across much of the Southland.

Unusual weather patterns and climate change have been driving stark changes in the northwestern state. Now, new satellite ...

The Bay Area saw significant storm impacts Tuesday as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, urban and river flooding, and ...

After months of extremely dry conditions in Southern California, an atmospheric river storm delivered much-needed rain to a ...

The rainfall was so intense that in one dramatic example, a mudslide caused an entire house to slip down a bank into the ...

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

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

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.

Skiers may delight in the snow forecast, but the latest in a series of atmospheric rivers threatens to bring flooding and ...

An “impressive” atmospheric river is set to deliver numerous rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the Bay Area this ...

An atmospheric river is essentially a narrow band of Pacific moisture, water vapor, that is funneled into a long narrow flow.