(THE CONVERSATION) Along the U.S. West Coast, atmospheric rivers are dreaded for the damage they can cause, but they are also essential to the region’s snowpack and water supply, as Qian Cao, a ...
Inside the cockpit of a NOAA Gulfstream IV during an atmospheric river mission in February 2025. Image credit: Erik Jepsen/UC ...
To understand what a heat dome is, some basic concepts in meteorology, such as atmospheric pressure, are important to know. As the Earth spins and the sun warms the planet, eddies of dense air ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Do you frequently wake up with a sinus headache, migraine, or joint pain just days before or on the day it rains in your area? If so, you’re not alone. And there’s a scientific ...
A satellite image shows a powerful atmospheric river hitting the U.S. West Coast on Jan. 31, 2024. NOAA GOES When atmospheric rivers run up against mountains or run into local atmospheric dynamics and ...
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