Weather balloons and “hurricane hunter” planes aid the science of understanding California’s atmospheric rivers.
An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.
El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...
They're with UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography ... Bodega Bay is to collect weather data on the impressive atmospheric river storm. Every three hours, they're blowing up these ...
The weather phenomena are common for California winters, but they could cause dangerous debris flows or mudslides in recently ...
Atmospheric rivers, also described as "rivers in the sky," cause more than 80 percent of all flooding damage across the West ...
Climate change played a role in both phenomena: Extreme atmospheric river events in California are becoming more common as global temperatures rise, since a warmer atmosphere traps more moisture.
Lisa Murkowski announced the Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act ... Western Weather and Water Extremes at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “It will also enhance ...