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Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A powerful Pacific jet stream is bringing two dangerous storms fueled by an atmospheric river to the West Coast, the first of which arrives on Wednesday. Seven western states from Washington to New Mexico are on alert for flooding, strong winds and heavy snow, […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — An atmospheric river will continue to impact the West Coast over the next 24 hours. A record amount of moisture is hitting the Pacific Northwest as the powerful system continues to bring heavy rainfall to the region. Up to a half foot of rain has already fallen in parts of […]

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that has plagued the region, and climate change may be to blame, environmental experts said. Officials warned in early December that drought conditions were prompting mandatory water restrictions […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — An atmospheric river is slamming the West Coast, bringing intense rain, winds and snow that could make for treacherous conditions. Atmospheric rivers are like “rivers in the sky,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The long, narrow regions in the atmosphere carry large amounts of water vapor over […]