Weather
Better Atmospheric River Forecasts Are Giving Emergency Planners More Time to Prepare for Flooding
Knowing when torrents of rain will strike can save property and lives
F. Martin Ralph is a research meteorologist and founding director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, part of the University of California, San Diego. Credit: Nick Higgins
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