Atmospheric rivers – what to know about the storms inundating the Pacific north-west

Atmospheric rivers – what to know about the storms inundating the Pacific north-west

Curated from US news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

This week’s weather system dumped 5tn gallons of rain on Washington state – and another one is threatening Canada Just as record-level flood waters that triggered widespread evacuations begin to recede in western Washington state, residents of the Pacific north-west are bracing themselves for another strong weather system that is likely to swell rivers back to dangerous levels – again. An extraordinarily strong system known as an atmospheric river hit the region earlier this week, dropping more than a foot of rain and flooding rivers that stretch across the state toward Canada to dangerous levels. As a result of the nonstop rain, mudslides tore through communities, washing away homes and stranding families on rooftops as they waited for rescue. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: US news | The Guardian

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