California, atmospheric

An expert at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains the weather phenomenon that can wreak havoc across California.
Weather balloons and “hurricane hunter” planes aid the science of understanding California’s atmospheric rivers.
Some areas of Southern California began to see light snow falling Wednesday morning as the first pulse of a significant winter storm slowly moved into the region.
About 2 to 3 inches are expected to fall across most of the North Bay, but the coastal mountains in Sonma County could get up to 4 inches.
It’s too early to pin down the forecast with certainty, but as of Monday, the most likely scenario is that rain ahead of the ...