Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions of water vapor in the atmosphere, like a river in the sky. These systems gather ...

Snapshot of the simulated landfall of an atmospheric river along the west coast of North America on February 11, 2020. Credit: DOE Office of Science, Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM ...

The result of the increase, the simulation predicted, could be that the frequency of atmospheric rivers over Antarctica doubles by the end of the century, with the precipitation that these events ...

For the study, the researchers analyzed data from more than 43,000 atmospheric river storms from 122 U.S. West Coast watersheds that occurred between 1980 and 2023. The goal of the study was to ...

More information: Mariana J. Webb et al, Wet Antecedent Soil Moisture Increases Atmospheric River Streamflow Magnitudes Nonlinearly, Journal of Hydrometeorology (2025). DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-24-0078.1 ...

Historic Atmospheric River Events Atmospheric rivers have shaped the West Coast’s history in unforgettable ways. In January 1862, a series of atmospheric rivers turned California’s Central ...

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Trump upends historic Columbia River Basin agreement, bringing uncertainty to salmon recovery efforts By Tony Schick (OPB) June 12, 2025 5:18 p.m.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Wharf, jutting half a mile into the Monterey Bay, offers a cheerful stroll past souvenir shops, fishing boat rentals advertised as “Husband Daycare,” and ...

Environmental advocates, tribes and others have pushed to remove the four dams – Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite on the Snake River between Kennewick, Wash., and ...

GUADALUPE RIVER The Guadalupe has also seen significant rises. Flow yesterday topped 2,000 cfs at the gauge in New Braunfels. As of Friday morning, it has fallen back to around 200 cfs.