What's an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...
Atmospheric River Map Shows Where in California Will Be Hit
An atmospheric river event is forecast to bring rainfall, snow, and the potential for flooding to parts of California this ...
Atmospheric rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years
El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...
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Atmospheric rivers can account for half of West Coast’s rain
Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land, they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: ...
As atmospheric river looms, California braces for flooding and mudslides
An atmospheric river is forecast to bring torrential rain to California this week, threatening parts of the state with flash floods and mudslides.
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California on 'high alert' as looming storm threatens flooding, mudslides, heavy snow
Exceptionally strong atmospheric rivers can move up to 15 times that amount, often leading to "extreme rainfall and floods," NOAA said.
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What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
according to NOAA. While traditional cold winter storms out of the north Pacific build the Sierra snowpack, atmospheric rivers tend to be warm. Snow may still fall at the highest elevations but ...