Atmospheric rivers, also described as "rivers in the sky," cause more than 80 percent of all flooding damage across the West ...

Impact from a moisture-laden storm is expected to persist in the San Francisco Bay Area through Friday, with more rain likely ...

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

Both reservoirs have been steadily rising since November, after the start of California's water year in October. A series of ...

Climate change has amplified the intensity and frequency of atmospheric rivers, because warmer air holds more moisture.

U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced bipartisan legislation that will reduce flood ...

If this late-week atmospheric river pattern shifts south, Sacramento's rain totals will increase. The same rule applies to snow chances around Lake Tahoe. If the northward trend continues, many of ...

Hang onto your umbrellas: An “impressive” atmospheric river is set to deliver multiple ... “But we’ll dry out with a pattern change behind the system by the end of the week, which is ...

The first in what’s expected to be a series of three atmospheric river storms has arrived in California. Forecasters are hopeful the winter storms might finally lift Los Angeles County from the ...

From the warmest year on record to an arctic blast and even snow, marine biologists are concerned about weather and climate ...

The North Bay will bear the brunt of the incoming atmospheric river with the heavy rain arriving on Monday and Tuesday.

More extreme rainfall and higher frequencies of flooded rivers and flash floods around the world have a clear link to climate ...