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Day: January 29, 2021

Rivers in the atmosphere, big waves in the ocean

Posted on 2021-01-292021-01-29 by Allison J. Gong

In terms of weather, this has been the first real week of winter we’ve had so far this season. But finally we’re getting some action from an atmospheric river, and it is bringing both much-needed rain and the threat of mudslides in mountain regions that were badly burnt just a few months ago. During an…

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