Rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent, study shows

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Study: Rain-soaking atmospheric rivers getting more severe

WASHINGTON — 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, particularly in places that have been hit by them.

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As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, a meteorological term, atmospheric rivers, has made the transition from scientific circles to common parlance, particularly in places…

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Study: Atmospheric Rivers Getting Stronger, More Frequent

It's not your imagination. You're hearing the term "atmospheric river," which was not a thing on weather reports a couple decades ago, much more often each year in part because these weather events are happening more often.Meteorologists have used other terms for the same phenomenon over time — tropical plume, Pineapple Express — and atmospheric rivers like the kind California sees most winters now have been around forever. (Read our primer on a…

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As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, a term of meteorology — atmospheric rivers — has made the transition from scientific circles to common language, particularly in places affected by them.

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Study shows California’s rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent

By SETH BORENSTEIN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — 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, particularly in places that have been hit by them. That stands to reason. RELATED: Stormy weather is back in the Bay Area. Here is what to expect. The heavy rain and wind events most known for dousing California and other par…

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Rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent, study shows

A new study finds that atmospheric rivers have been getting bigger, wetter and more frequent in the past 45 years as the world warms.