by NOAA
Atmospheric rivers, which push streams of low-altitude warm equatorial air toward higher latitudes, can cause catastrophic weather when they hit land. The one shown in the box caused California's Russian River to flood in 2004. Colors indicate the amount of water vapor in the air, from least (blue) to most (purple).
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