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What is an atmospheric river? With California under flood alerts, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they’re changing

  • Written by Qian Cao, Hydrologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego
imageA satellite image shows a powerful atmospheric river hitting the U.S. West Coast on Jan. 31, 2024.NOAA GOES

Forecasters warned of dangerous flooding, heavy mountain snow and a heightened risk of mudslides and avalanches Feb. 4-6, 2024, as a powerful atmospheric river took aim at California. It’s the latest in a series of atmospheric rivers to...

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What is an atmospheric river? With flooding and mudslides in California, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they’re changing

  • Written by Qian Cao, Hydrologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego
imageA satellite image shows a powerful atmospheric river hitting the U.S. West Coast on Jan. 31, 2024.NOAA GOES

Millions of Californians were under flood alerts and warnings of excessive rainfall on Feb. 5, 2024, as a powerful atmospheric river sat over Southern California. Los Angeles saw one of its wettest days on record with over 4 inches of rain on...

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What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these flood-prone storms and how they’re changing

  • Written by Qian Cao, Hydrologist, Center For Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego
imageA satellite image shows a powerful atmospheric river hitting the Pacific Northwest in December 2023. Darker greens are more water vapor.Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth Observatory

A series of atmospheric rivers is bringing the threat of heavy downpours, flooding, mudslides and avalanches to the Pacific Northwest and California this week. While these...

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What is an atmospheric river? With millions of people under flood alerts, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they’re changing

  • Written by Qian Cao, Hydrologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego
imageA satellite image shows a powerful atmospheric river hitting the U.S. West Coast on Jan. 31, 2024.NOAA GOES

Millions of people were under flood alerts and winter storm warnings on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2024, as a series of atmospheric rivers brought heavy downpours and the threat of flooding, mudslides and avalanches to the Pacific Northwest and...

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Dog care below freezing − how to keep your pet warm and safe from cold weather, road salt and more this winter

  • Written by Erik Christian Olstad, Health Sciences Assistant Professor of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
imageDogs get cold in the winter too, but there are things pet owners can do to help them feel comfortable. AP Photo/David Duprey

Time outside with your dog in the spring, summer and fall can be lovely. Visiting your favorite downtown café on a cool spring morning, going to a favorite dog park on a clear summer evening or going on walks along a...

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Telehealth makes timely abortions possible for many, research shows

  • Written by Leah Koenig, PhD Candidate in Public Health, University of California, San Francisco
imageThe COVID-19 pandemic brought telehealth into the mainstream. Sladic/E+ via Getty Images

Access to telehealth abortion care can determine whether a person can obtain an abortion in the United States. For young people and those living on low incomes, telehealth makes a critical difference in getting timely abortion care.

These are the key findings...

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Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but the faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times

  • Written by G. Samantha Rosenthal, Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College
imageAnti-trans legislation adjudicates the bodily autonomy of those who do not conform to gender norms.Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo

In the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender health care.

In 1933, when the Nazis rose to power, they cracked down on transgender medical research and clinical practice in Europe. In 1979, a...

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Why Trump’s control of the Republican Party is bad for democracy

  • Written by Erica Frantz, Associate Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
imageRepublican elites have embraced Trump as their leader.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

As former President Donald Trump edges closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, our political science research has shown that a second Trump presidency is likely to damage American democracy even more than his first term did. The reason has less...

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The opening of India’s new Rama temple made waves – but here’s what the central ritual actually meant

  • Written by Vasudha Narayanan, Distinguished Professor of Religion, University of Florida
imagePrime Minister Narendra Modi, center left, performs rituals during the opening of the temple dedicated to Lord Ram in Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 22, 2024.Press Information Bureau via AP

The consecration rituals of the icon of Lord Rama were performed in a newly built mega-temple in the town of Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 22, 2024. The prime minister of...

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Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers

  • Written by Amy Pritchett, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Penn State
imageControl towers at airports are only the most visible parts of the complex national air traffic control system.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

After hours of routine operations, an air traffic controller gets a radio call from a small aircraft whose cockpit indicators can’t confirm that the plane’s landing gear is extended for landing....

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