‘Hurricane Hunter’ crew spent 6 weeks at PDX, studying atmospheric rivers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://lincolnchronicle.org/hurricane-hunter-crew-spent-6-weeks-at-pdx-studying-atmospheric-rivers/

Atmospheric rivers drench coastal B.C., triggering flood and avalanche risks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11735968/atmospheric-rivers-drench-coastal-b-c-triggering-flood-avalanche-risks/

I just had a paper accepted on #AtmosphericRivers in # Antarctica (expect more on that later), this is a great piece on what they are and how they're observed

European aircraft to track ‘rivers in the sky’ blamed for flooding - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/df1f3e7f-6463-4616-85ca-49591fa9ec00 via @FT

Deadly #Floods Due to #Levee Failures Reflect Need for #Infrastructure Investment

Levees were never designed to handle extreme weather that is now more common due to climate change.

By Farshid Vahedifard, December 29, 2025

"In recent weeks, powerful #AtmosphericRiver storms have swept across #Washington, #Oregon and #California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees – those long, often unnoticed barriers holding #floodwaters back from homes and towns.

"Most of the time, levees don’t demand attention. They quietly do their job, year after year. But when storms intensify, levees suddenly matter in a very personal way. They can determine whether a neighborhood stays dry or ends up underwater.

"The damage in the West reflects a nationwide problem that has been building for decades. Across the U.S., levees are getting older while weather is getting more extreme. Many of these structures were never designed for the enormous responsibility they now carry.

"As a civil engineer at Tufts University, I study water infrastructure, including the vulnerability of levees and strategies for making them more resilient. My research also shows that when levees fail, the consequences don’t fall evenly on the population."

Read more:
https://truthout.org/articles/deadly-floods-due-to-levee-failures-reflect-need-for-infrastructure-investment/

#ClimateChange #AtmosphericRivers #ExtremeRain #Flooding #ExtremeFloods #WhenTheLeveeBreaks