El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.

As the Bay Area prepares for another round of storms, a new Stanford study explains just how much damage atmospheric rivers ...

A pineapple express is a type of strong atmospheric river that carries moisture towards the western U.S. causing the risk of flooding and heavy snow.

What is a Pineapple Express? It's a type of atmospheric river that forms a long, narrow tract in the Earth’s atmosphere. This jet stream gathers moisture from the tropics near the equator and ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] An atmospheric river has been forecast to hit California this week, with the National Weather Service (NWS ...

Another atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rain to most parts of California this week, raising concerns over flooding on the heels of an earlier system that broke daily rainfall records ...