Some local experts say discourse has gone too far.

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 ...

They actually happen all over the United States and the world, though sometimes don’t get recognized as atmospheric rivers, Henry said. An atmospheric river in New England in 2023 brought a foot ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language ...