Scientists measuring concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory have reported the highest levels on record, and ones not seen on Earth in more than four ...

Your every breath serves as a reminder that the atmosphere of Earth is silently carrying out its function. Since air is ...

The Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at UAlbany study forecast accuracy and Hurricane Hunters ...

Another atmospheric river is now drenching Southern California. This particular river in the sky is ranked 2 to 3 on as scale that goes up to 5 ... but what does that ranking mean and why do we have ...

Atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones are becoming increasingly frequent and intense parts of the North American meteorological landscape. Atmospheric rivers can cause enormous flooding events across ...

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Atmospheric rivers are jets of sky-born water vapor that transport tropical moisture to higher latitudes, and they can be a blessing. In some years they provide 60% of California’s annual ...

An early-season atmospheric river is forecast for Oregon this weekend. It’s expected to bring rain, high winds and some ...

A powerful atmospheric river is carrying a band of water into California and lashing the state with heavy rain and intense winds. Southern California has been hit particularly hard by the storm, which ...

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a couple reasons may explain ...