The well-known example of a strong atmospheric river gets its name because the moisture builds up in the tropical Pacific around Hawaii and can wallop the U.S. and Canada's West Coasts with heavy ...

El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

For example, during 2023's La Niña ... "One or two atmospheric rivers can turn it into a wet year, but a weak atmospheric river season can turn it into a dry year. This means we can't trust ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A series of "atmospheric river" storms aimed at Northern California ... The rainfall was so intense that in one dramatic example, a mudslide caused an entire house to slip ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A series of "atmospheric river" storms aimed at Northern California ... The rainfall was so intense that in one dramatic example, a mudslide caused an entire house to slip ...