A group of scientists from Southern California recently came to the Bay Area to send up a series of weather balloons to help ...

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

The definition: An atmospheric river (AR) is a long plume of moisture that stretches from the tropics or subtropics into ...

A series of atmospheric rivers over the last week brought feet of rain and snow to California, as well as wind gusts over 100 mph, and AccuWeather meteorologists say the storms aren't over yet.

Scripps Ocean Atmosphere Research Simulator is a unique installation that allows scientists to simulate varying ocean environments by controlling winds, waves, water chemistry, temperature, light and ...

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

Rain fell across northern California on Saturday and could continue for days with an atmospheric river hanging over the ...

Students will acquire the tools to address these topics through basic knowledge of the fluid dynamics and chemical principles relevant to the ocean and atmosphere. Drawing on the expertise at Scripps ...