Antarctic 'sky rivers' deliver up to 90% of snowfall, 3D algorithm suggests

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Jun 2, 2026, 5:20 pm266 ptsTop
Atmospheric rivers act like "rivers in the sky," shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher latitudes. When an atmospheric river encounters cold air or mountainous terrain, the moisture it carries condenses and falls as heavy rain or snow. In Antarctica, the arrival of an atmospheric…

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