In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.

A bomb cyclone is spinning off the Pacific Northwest which will bring strong winds and an atmospheric river with torrential ...

These ‘rivers in the sky’ —often stretching 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) or more—are responsible for transporting a ...

Meteorologists say storm amounts of rainfall could reach 21 inches in parts of California, causing serious risk of flooding.

On the heels of another destructive atmospheric river that left five people dead, we have to learn how to live with water ...

Atmospheric rivers get talked about a lot during winter in California, and for good reason. The invisible rivers in the sky play a significant role in how much rain the state receives and can ...

A powerful storm could bring as much as 15 inches of rain to Northern California over the next few days, then bring rain down ...

What to expect as atmospheric river-driven storm slams Bay Area An extremely strong atmospheric event is in the forecast, with flood watches and blizzard warnings across Northern California. But ...

A powerful storm hitting the West Coast combines these phenomena for a wet week of erratic weather, as a meteorologist ...