(THE CONVERSATION) Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions – are shifting toward higher ...

A radical change in a key phenomenon responsible for precipitation is happening across the world and researchers are ...

But what is an atmospheric river? Here's a look at the upcoming weather patterns in Reno and Lake Tahoe as well as the weather terms you might hear in the upcoming days. What is an atmospheric river?

Numerous weather alerts are in place across Northern California as an atmospheric river is set to bring excessive ... the weather pattern change is expected to last in the Pacific Northwest ...

Drivers should always carry chains and be ready for delays in the mountains during the winter months.A note about uncertaintyIn any atmospheric river pattern, there is often a small distance ...

adding to global warming and affecting animals that rely on the ice. An earlier study I was involved in found that the trend in summertime atmospheric river activity may contribute 36% of the ...