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A powerful atmospheric river is set to drench large swathes of California with rain, which portends extreme flooding, heavy winds, and potential power outages in some regions. These storms are growing stronger in a warmer climate.

California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that plagued the region.

(NEW YORK) -- California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that has plagued the reg

(NEW YORK) — California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that has plagued the region, and climate change may be to blame, environmental experts said. Officials warned in early December that drought conditions were […]

HOOD RIVER — In August of this year, The New York Times ran a feature story titled “The Coming California Megastorm.”

HOOD RIVER — In August of this year, The New York Times ran a feature story titled “The Coming California Megastorm.”

Four out of the five highest risk counties in the western U.S. are in California or on...

A study has revealed that climate change has been escalating yearly US flood damage to $3 billion. According to a study from the University of California, San Diego, the sporadic atmospheric river storms that hit the western US could result in flood damage of more than $3 billion annually by the end of the century, a figure that is three times higher than the university's estimate from 2019.

The report analyzes the impact of atmospheric river systems

Patterns associated with wildfires increasing in frequency; those linked to “normal” rainfall decreasing.