Climate Linked to Atmospheric-River Storms It's not every day that the weatherman reports on atmospheric river storms...but we may be hearing the term more frequently now as researchers have linked climate in the Pacific Ocean and West Coast mountains to these distinctive storms. An atmospheric river is a narrow stream of wind, about a mile high and sometimes of hurricane strength. Crossing the warm tropical Pacific in a few days, it ...
Nov. 8, 2013 - Environmental News Network
Study Finds Climate Link to 'Atmospheric River' Storms WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new NASA-led study of "atmospheric river" storms from the Pacific Ocean may help scientists better predict major winter snowfalls that hit West Coast mountains and lead to heavy spring runoff and sometimes flooding. (Logo:...
Nov. 8, 2013 - PR Newswire