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

An atmospheric river will continue to impact the West Coast over the next 24 hours. A record amount of moisture is hitting the Pacific Northwest as the powerful system continues to bring heavy ...

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from flooded areas on Tuesday as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest.

An atmospheric river is a narrow corridor or filament of concentrated water vapor transported in the atmosphere. It’s like a river in the sky that can be 1,000 miles long.

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — An atmospheric river dumped heavy rain across Josephine County over the weekend, triggering widespread flooding, road closures, and emergency rescues as creeks and ...

But the river will stay at roughly that level through midafternoon. It doesn't peak and then drop quickly like smaller streams do, CBS Philadelphia Meteorologist Kate Bilo says.

New research by UC Berkeley scientists has found that only 8% of the state’s rivers and streams are equipped with gauges — devices that measure the level and rate of movement of water.