An atmospheric river, low pressure system and wildfire burn scars are a volatile mix for southern California this Christmas.

Explore atmospheric rivers, their origins, impacts on weather, and significance for precipitation and water supplies.

While they occur worldwide, atmospheric rivers are especially significant along the West Coast of the United States, contributing 30 to 50 per cent of the region’s annual precipitation. They are vital ...

The wording and definition were changed and refined a bit as atmospheric scientists at MIT studied these storms in the 1970s.

There has been a lot of talk about the term “atmospheric river” in the last month or so. Some feel the term is now being overused or even misused. So what is an atmospheric river? The term first ...

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