The research, published June 4 in the Journal of Hydrometeorology, analyzed more than 43,000 atmospheric river storms across 122 watersheds on the West Coast between 1980 and 2023. The researchers ...

An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast Climate change makes heavy rain even heavier, beginning with warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico that produce more ...

Wet Antecedent Soil Moisture Increases Atmospheric River Streamflow Magnitudes Nonlinearly. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2025; 26 (6): 741 DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-24-0078.1 ...

Atmospheric River Causes Flooding Chaos in Multiple States Published May 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM EDT 01:02 ... Severe Flooding Inundates U.S. South and Midwest After Torrential Rain ...

Large parts of the central and eastern U.S. have seen at least 50% more precipitation than normal. An atmospheric scientist ...

The heavy rain that turned a river in Texas into a raging wall of water was fueled by unique atmospheric conditions, according to meteorologists and climate scientists.

Second, this Southeast low is tapping a plume of deep moisture known as an atmospheric river. You may have heard this term used for Pacific storms hammering the West Coast, but they occur around ...

An atmospheric river will slam Florida and the Southeast with torrential rain Atmospheric rivers are more typical in the West, but this one may bring flooding rainfall and severe storms to the ...

In the wake of last week’s Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, a Post analysis found the number of U.S. freshwater ...

Atmospheric rivers are responsible for most flooding on the West Coast of the U.S., but also bring much needed moisture to the region. The size of these storms doesn’t always translate to flood ...

Atmospheric rivers can wring out heavy rain due to their incredible moisture content. One study estimated that the moisture flux is roughly equal to that of the Amazon River – about 176,000 tons ...