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California's 'Ghost Lake' Returns After 130 Years, Submerging 94,000 Acres Of Farmland
Tulare Lake, once a vast freshwater body in California, has reappeared after 130 years due to heavy snowmelt, highlighting ...
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Slightly unusual 'atmospheric river' event to hit Southeast U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an "atmospheric river" event is set to hit Florida and other parts ...
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National Weather Service office monitoring California river flooding imperiled by GOP spending cuts
The short-staffed California Nevada River Forecast Center, a small Sacramento field office of the National Weather Service, ...
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What is an atmospheric river?
Much like a conveyer belt, an atmospheric river transports moisture from the tropical and subtropical oceans and dumps it as ...
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Slightly unusual 'atmospheric river' event to hit Southeast U.S.
"California gets a lot of precipitation in ... It turns the jet stream into a closed-off low-pressure system. Where many atmospheric river events hit straight from East to West, the closed off ...