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Atmospheric Rivers May be Diminishing on the West Coast and Surging in the East, Study Finds

Over a 20-year period, atmospheric rivers could double the amount of rain falling on part of the Southeast, the researchers found.

By Chad Small

Flooding Caused by Atmospheric River Over Maryland Shows How Climate Change Is Stressing Inland Communities

By Aman Azhar

The Potomac River floods downtown Westernport, Md., after extreme rain on May 13. Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast

By Sean Sublette

California Water Experts Prepare for Climate Whiplash

By Liza Gross

After the Deluge, Images of Impacts and Resilience in Pájaro, California

By Liza Gross

‘Spongy’ LA Soaked Up Tons of Water From Atmospheric River

By Kiley Price

Landslides following a series of atmospheric river storms this month left three homes on-the-edge of a cliff in Dana Point, Calif. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Another Climate Impact Hits the Public’s Radar: A Wetter World Is Mudslide City

By Audrey Gray

Atmospheric Rivers in California Create a Perfect Storm of Public Health Risks

By Kiley Price

California Isn’t Ready for a Megaflood. Or the Loss of Daniel Swain.

By Liza Gross

People gather where a home was destroyed by a mudslide as a powerful atmospheric river storm continues to impact Southern California on Feb. 5 in Los Angeles, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Las Tormentas: L.A. County Meets a Next-Level Atmospheric River

By Audrey Gray

As Deaths Surge, Scientists Study the Link Between Climate Change and Avalanches

By Bob Berwyn

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