The storm will usher in warm temperatures, which will contribute to the flooding risk from heavy rain as snow melts.

All of the data collected from the flights are sent back to weather centers to compile and compare, ultimately improving storm predictability and forecasting.

The study, published in the journal Climate Dynamics, found that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Nino ...

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

Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land, they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: ...

Historic flooding hit four states over the weekend, causing a Tennessee levee failure and killing at least eight, including a ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy ...