Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land they can cause ...

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

Days after an atmospheric river brought record-setting rainfall to California, the state is in the crosshairs of another ...

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 ...

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

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

Heavy rain from the latest atmospheric river triggered flood warnings in several Bay Area counties and evacuations in Santa ...

As the Bay Area prepares for another round of storms, a new Stanford study explains just how much damage atmospheric rivers ...

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

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team Coordinates 12-hour Rescue Operation During Atmospheric River ...

Ahead of the storm’s arrival, officials in Southern California distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told ...

Areas charred by last month's wildfires in Southern California now face a new threat from a powerful, but fast-moving Pacific ...