Atmospheric rivers Archives

April 18, 2025 284

Targeted observations of Pacific conditions benefit weather forecasts nationally, save millions in reservoir costs By David Hosansky, UCAR As atmospheric...

DR. DANIEL SWAIN: Drier and Wetter in 21st Century California: Managing increasing hydroclimate whiplash in a warming world

Maven

Notebook News and Features

March 24, 2025 489

The Los Angeles fires have become a stark example of the devastating effects of hydroclimate whiplash, as extreme weather patterns...

SCRIPPS: Atmospheric rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

News

February 22, 2025 288

By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution of Oceanography El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds

Courthouse News Service

News

February 14, 2025 108

Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic...

STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds

Stanford University

Uncategorized

February 14, 2025 191

Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...

SIERRA NEVADA ALLY: After wildfires, wet storms and burn scars join forces in elevating landslide risk

Sierra Nevada Ally

News

February 3, 2025 118

Atmospheric rivers are here to stay. What impact do they have on fire stricken landscapes? By Richard Bednarski, Sierra Nevada...

NCAR: Changes in store for atmospheric rivers

National Center for Atmospheric Research

News

January 20, 2025 44

Warming climate will affect the storms differently in California, Pacific Northwest By David Hosansky, National Center for Atmospheric Research Communities...

THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric river meets bomb cyclone: The result is like a fire hose flailing out of control

The Conversation

News

November 21, 2024 243

By Chad Hecht, University of California, San Diego The West Coast’s rainy season has arrived in force, as an atmospheric...

THE CURRENT: Atmospheric rivers are shifting toward the poles, possibly following a long-term cycle

UC Santa Barbara

Science

November 8, 2024 5374

By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Against the backdrop of global warming, sea level rise and extreme weather, it’s reassuring...

THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

The Conversation

News

October 11, 2024 616

By Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Science

October 7, 2024 114

By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. That includes Marty...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How the fight against Auburn Dam advanced flood control in California

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Science

September 24, 2024 918

by Robin Meadows In 1990, Gary Estes moved to Auburn, a town of nearly 14,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills...

DR. MICHAEL ANDERSON: Climate change and California’s water resources

Maven

Notebook News and Features

April 23, 2024 337

California’s climate is changing, with atmospheric rivers and extreme events occurring more frequently. This is not the new normal; we’re...

BERKELEY LAB: Unraveling the Mysteries of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events

Berkeley Lab

Press Release/Other Science

April 18, 2024 322

Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events By Julie Bobyock, Berkeley Lab In...

EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash

American Geophysical Union

News

March 28, 2024 63

Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become...