Atmospheric Rivers: Chasing Storms for Better Forecasts
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Atmospheric rivers - long corridors of water vapor that bring heavy rain and floods to the West Coast - are now being studied in detail by NOAA pilots flying a Gulfstream jet from January to March. The plane drops instruments to measure temperature, humidity, and wind, filling gaps in data from satellites and ground radar. These storms cause over eighty percent of flood damage and up to fifty billion dollars in losses over the past forty years. A growing network of coastal observatories, buoys, weather balloons, and global balloons provide additional data, improving forecasts and water management. The program expands to all ocean basins in 2026, aiming to extend warnings to two weeks and cut rising flood risks.
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