An atmospheric river is, essentially, a concentrated area of water vapor that transports large amounts of water through the ...

To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for the devastating flooding that hit ...

One of California's largest reservoirs is on track to reach capacity for the third year in a row, a first-ever milestone.

Much like a conveyer belt, an atmospheric river transports moisture from the tropical and subtropical oceans and dumps it as ...

The Mad River Hatchery raised generations of steelhead and anglers. Now, California is shutting it down for good.

"California gets a lot of precipitation in ... It turns the jet stream into a closed-off low-pressure system. Where many atmospheric river events hit straight from East to West, the closed off ...