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 ...

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 ...

Compounds emitted by trees, diterpenes, could have a previously unconsidered impact on the formation of particles in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Early in 2023, a series of storms dumped record-breaking amounts of rain and snow across California. Flooding, power outages and mudslides from the deluge resulted in 21 deaths and over $3 billion in ...

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 ...

OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN — The interior of the plane looked like a cross between a private luxury jet and a space mission control room. The Gulfstream IV cruised at 43,000 feet, high above a ...

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 ...

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