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

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

The bomb cyclone bringing high wind gusts to the Pacific Northwest is about to pull in a plume of moisture in the form of an atmospheric river. Climate change is decimating the likelihood of ...

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

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

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order to 'maximize the capture and storage' of water during storms. Environmentalists say it's ...

Then came this week’s atmospheric rivers ... recent levee failures point to a growing concern in California: as climate change brings more intense storms, the state’s levees are not prepared ...

California is investing $15 million to offset climate change threats to salmon and steelhead trout in river and stream ...

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 ...

REUTERS For several years, California has been hit with atmospheric river storms that have led ... damage across the West Coast, and climate change will increase the likelihood of catastrophe ...