The study, published in the journal Climate Dynamics, found that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Nino ...

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...

An atmospheric river event is forecast to bring rainfall, snow, and the potential for flooding to parts of California this ...

An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.

El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

The Genesis Invitational was the PGA Tour's third Signature Event, for a $20 million purse. The results shook up the money ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy ...

An atmospheric river is expected to hit California later this week, bringing heavy rain and wind to much of the state.

While most people were trying to stay out of the rain on Thursday, a group of researchers was out in the thick of it ...

The weather phenomena are common for California winters, but they could cause dangerous debris flows or mudslides in recently ...

Editor's note: This page reflects news from Wednesday, Feb. 12. For the latest updates on the atmospheric river in California, read USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Feb. 13. SAN DIEGO ...

Another atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rain to most parts of California this week, raising concerns over flooding on the heels of an earlier system that broke daily rainfall records ...