For years, scientists have said that atmospheric rivers can either make or break the water supplies of thirsty California cities and farms. The research provides the most historical context to date for the state’s rainfall variability, and found that the region “consistently registered extreme precipitation over a 3,200-year period.” Biola University students take turns using a rope from a footbridge …
Marty Ralph, center, watches as meteorologists Rich Henning, left, and Sofia de Solo track data while flying above an atmospheric river over the Pacific Ocean. “We are doing reconnaissance to measure these storms, and precisely get the data into the weather prediction models.” Meteorologist Marty Ralph, director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps Institution of …
