15 Million Under Flood Watch As Yet Another ‘Atmospheric River’ Approaches

Topline More than 15 million residents in northern and central California have been placed under drought watches as yet another band of intense rain approaches the state, which has been alleviated of ...

Another ‘Atmospheric River’ Is Headed Toward California—Here’s What To Expect

Topline An ‘atmospheric river’—a storm known for heavy rainfall and strong winds—will make landfall across northern and central California Thursday and linger in the area through the weekend, once aga...

16 Million Californians Under Flood Watch As Yet Another ‘Atmospheric River’ Looms

Topline More than 16 million residents in California are under flood watches, as forecasters warn yet another heavy band of rain called an “atmospheric river” could cause widespread flooding in northe...

A U.S. Vice President, Atmospheric Scientist, And Oceanographer

US Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, … [+] Georgia, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Photographer: Erik S. Lesser/EPA/Bloomberg © 2023 Blo...

An Atmospheric Scientist Explains That Viral Rose-Colored ‘UFO’ Cloud

BURSA, TURKIYE – JANUARY 19: Lenticular clouds appear over Turkiye’s Bursa province at early times … [+] of the morning on January 19, 2023. (Photo by Sinan Balcikoca/Anadolu Agency ...

What Is An Atmospheric River? Here’s Why California Is Getting Hammered With Them

Topline Forecasters warn more severe storms in northern California could trigger excessive flooding and landslides this weekend as another heavy band of rain called an “atmospheric river” is expected ...

Like Polar Vortex, Atmospheric Rivers Are Being Mischaracterized

Atmospheric river interacting with a low pressure system and impacting the U.S. West Coast NASA Earth Facebook Page/NOAA A series of “atmospheric rivers” have been impacting California over the past w...

An Atmospheric Trick May Have Helped A Ukrainian Missile Battery Find And Sink The Russian Cruiser ‘Moskva’

‘Moskva’ sinking. Via social media In days and weeks after a Ukrainian navy anti-ship missile battery sank the Russian Black Sea Fleet cruiser Moskva on April 13, a lot of rumors circulate...