Are atmospheric rivers getting bigger, wetter? New studies have the answer
A new study finds that atmospheric rivers — the heavy rain and wind events most known for dousing California and other parts of the West — have been getting bigger, wetter and more frequent in the ...
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Mega-storm dumps 11 billion tonnes of snow ― and builds up a melting ice sheet
A well-timed atmospheric river dropped enough snow on Greenland for its ice sheet to lose 8% less mass than expected.
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Atmospheric River Map Shows Every Weather Warning as Storm Moves East
The weather impacts are associated with an atmospheric river that arrived over the weekend. An NWS weather map shows all alerts issued in the Northwestern U.S. for an ongoing atmospheric river.
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Atmospheric river floods roads across Inland Northwest, with rain expected through Tuesday
The atmospheric river is expected to continue in the Pacific Northwest and into the northern Rocky Mountains through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service’s website, with “heavy ...
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Atmospheric river could bring minor flooding to NW Oregon this weekend
An atmospheric river is forecast to bring 1 to 2 inches of rain in the Willamette Valley and 3 to 5 inches in the surrounding mountains with warm temperatures that will also lead to snowmelt.
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TIMELINE: Atmospheric river to impact Portland area this weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The highly anticipated atmospheric river arrives in Portland on Saturday afternoon and continues through the start of next week. A relatively dry start to Saturday will ...
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Atmospheric river pushing Washington waterways to flood state this weekend
A soggy weather phenomenon known as an "atmospheric river" will be responsible for the warm and continuous rainfall. This long, narrow plume of moisture stretches all the way back into the sub ...
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Wet, but how windy? Atmospheric river bringing heavy rain and more to South Sound
An atmospheric river will bring periods of heavy rainfall and wind over parts of western Washington through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall will be heaviest over the ...
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Atmospheric river brings substantial rain as temperatures warm resulting in flooding potential
Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. An atmospheric river that has been building in the Pacific has now made landfall in the Pacific Northwest. Several waves of moisture ...
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Atmospheric river to unleash flooding rain, mudslide and avalanche risk in Northwest
As a series of Pacific storms continues in the northwestern United States and in southwestern Canada, the biggest storm of the bunch will include an atmospheric river in portions of Washington and ...
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Incoming atmospheric river may alleviate drought but impact Cascade snow levels
An atmospheric river is expected to arrive this weekend, which will help with the rain deficit in the lowlands but will likely impact the snow depth slightly. Snow levels are expected to climb ...