Water levels improved at several of California's major reservoirs after two atmospheric rivers brought torrential rain to the Golden State. The first of two atmospheric rivers arrived last Thursday.

Another atmospheric river began lashing northern California on Sunday, causing water levels at Lake Oroville and... The Pit River Bridge stretches over a drying section of Shasta Lake in Lakehead ...

A 1998 study by MIT found an atmospheric river can have the same moisture flux as the Amazon River — carrying about 176,000 tons of water per second. What are the atmospheric river categories?

Several prominent California reservoirs saw major jumps in water levels after an atmospheric river storm soaked the state this week. The heavy downpours, which largely favored Northern California ...

So the movement of this water and moisture in the atmosphere is why it's called an atmospheric river. You could see ... packed with unusually high moisture levels and that dangerous flooding ...

In general, atmospheric rivers pick up water vapor from the warm, moist air of tropical regions and then drop the water over land in cooler regions as rain or snow.

A "Level 5" hazardous atmospheric river slammed the San Francisco Bay Area in October 2021, producing 60-foot waves, 80 mph winds and daily rain totals of 11 inches in Kentfield.

Another atmospheric river moving in tonight. ... (PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1-1.4 ... SATURATED SOILS COUPLED WITH ELEVATED RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS SUGGEST THAT WATER RELATED IMPACTS ARE A SURE ...

An atmospheric river can be identified on satellite imagery using the water vapor filter. This depicts high levels of moisture in the low to mid-levels of the atmosphere.

A stronger atmospheric river is set to hit Northern California on Monday and then hit L.A. County on Tuesday, aiding hopes of helping end a devastating fire season.

California's two largest reservoirs, Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville, saw water level increases over the weekend after an ...