A Few Atmospheric Rivers Fuel Most Western U.S. Flooding. Climate Change Will Make Them Worse.

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By Bob BerwynDec 4, 2019, 2:00 pm228 pts
As global temperatures rise, studies show there may be fewer atmospheric rivers, but they’ll tend to be more bigger and more intense. By Bob Berwyn Giant streams of moist air that veer off from the tropics are responsible for most of the flooding in the Western United States, and scientists say these…

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