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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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