While most people were trying to stay out of the rain on Thursday, a group of researchers was out in the thick of it ...

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...

Weather balloons and “hurricane hunter” planes aid the science of understanding California’s atmospheric rivers.

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

An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.

The weather phenomena are common for California winters, but they could cause dangerous debris flows or mudslides in recently ...

Heavy rain is hitting the Bay Area and coastal areas this week as an atmospheric river moves through Northern California.

Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...

Days after an atmospheric river brought record-setting rainfall to California, the state is in the crosshairs of another ...

An atmospheric river is forecast to bring torrential rain to California this week, threatening parts of the state with flash floods and mudslides.

Atmospheric rivers vary in size and intensity, but those with the highest water vapor content and strongest winds can bring extreme rainfall and flooding, according to the National Oceanic and ...

The Glory Hole acts as flood mitigation for the the manmade lake, serving as a massive funnel once water levels reach about ...