NASA's Landsat 8 satellite snapped a stunning top-down view of an "unusually spectacular" Mount Etna eruption. Infrared data makes the volcano's lava river really pop.

An aerial view of the Los Angeles River swollen by storm runoff after a powerful atmospheric river storm hit Southern California on February 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. An aerial view of the Los ...

Weather balloons and “hurricane hunter” planes aid the science of understanding California’s atmospheric rivers.

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When they hit land they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here's a look at the phenomenon: What is an atmospheric river? Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that ...

sending water into the North Yuba River, passing through its New Colgate Powerhouse, creating room for flood storage space amid the recent atmospheric river. Operating the spillway is not unusual ...

When they hit land they can cause heavy rains and snow. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: What is an atmospheric river? Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that ...

sending water into the North Yuba River, passing through its New Colgate Powerhouse, creating room for flood storage space amid the recent atmospheric river. Water flows from the New Bullards Bar ...

Many atmospheric river events are weak. But the powerful ones can transport extraordinary amounts of moisture. Studies have shown that they can carry seven to 15 times the average amount of water ...