NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 ...

An exceptionally powerful atmospheric river fueled the deadly early April flooding disaster in the central and southern ...

Nationwide, more than 60% of the water we use comes from rivers, streams and lakes. These waterways are continually under ...

Many National Weather Service offices have seen staff reductions of 20% to 40%, limiting forecasting ability, especially in ...

As atmospheric rivers pounded the U.S. West Coast last winter, scientists deployed increasingly advanced observing tools over ...

A series of atmospheric river events during the winter and spring have caused reservoirs to swell to more than 118% than is ...

California reservoirs are expected to continue rising through the spring as snowmelt supplements the water levels.

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain levees. If ruptured, it could endanger half a million people and ...

A view of the California drought map as of April 10, 2025.

Atmospheric rivers are more common during the winter months, but officials are warning people not to let their guard down.

COQUITLAM, B.C. — An atmospheric river weather system drenched parts of southern British Columbia over the weekend, dumping more than 100 millimetres of rain in some locations and setting off a ...

WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? It starts when a large amount of water vapor from tropical oceans is carried by a jet stream ...