Places like California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada are (somewhat) used to this sort of phenomenon. You can ...

A persistent trough of low pressure has parked itself along the Pacific Northwest. As it spins counterclockwise it is pumping ...

An atmospheric river is a weather feature that can be beneficial and crucial, but can also be a damaging event - particularly for those near the West Coast of the United States. The definition ...

An atmospheric river is expected to bring three major storms with significant rain, snow and wind to Northern Nevada for the next several days. But what is an atmospheric river? Here's a look at ...

It was a wet weekend in the Bay Area, particularly in the North Bay, with some communities seeing minor flooding, after an atmospheric river system pulled through the region. More rain is in the ...

Clouds, composed of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate by influencing the ...

What’s the connection between climate change and an increase in so-called atmospheric rivers?

One atmospheric river is already affecting the West right now, and at least two more are forecast to impact next week. The systems, each corridors of deep tropical moisture transported to ...

Numerous weather alerts are in place across Northern California as an atmospheric river is set to bring excessive moisture to the region this weekend. They include a winter storm warning ...

After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected to hit California over the next week — with one of them potentially bringing much-needed moisture to ...