By flying over atmospheric rivers, scientists aim to improve forecasts
These drenching storms are pummeling the U.S. West Coast, bringing dangerous flooding and snow
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Floodwaters fill the streets of Pajaro, Calif., on March 14 in the wake of an atmospheric river that dumped heavy rain and breached a levee on the Pajaro River.
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