The storm will usher in warm temperatures, which will contribute to the flooding risk from heavy rain as snow melts.

All of the data collected from the flights are sent back to weather centers to compile and compare, ultimately improving storm predictability and forecasting.

The study, published in the journal Climate Dynamics, found that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Nino ...

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...

Historic flooding hit four states over the weekend, causing a Tennessee levee failure and killing at least eight, including a ...

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

Crews continuing to search for debris from the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter near Washington used a plane outfitted with lasers to scan the bottom of the Potomac River early ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A series of "atmospheric river" storms aimed at Northern California have already caused flooding, downed trees, landslides and at least one house on a scenic river to slide into ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A series of "atmospheric river" storms aimed at Northern California have already caused flooding, downed trees, landslides and at least one house on a scenic river to slide into ...