Topic: Atmospheric River

People photograph a car sitting in flooded water at an underpass at Webster St. and 34th St. on January 4, 2023 in Oakland, California. (Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The chaotic future of California weather

Nicole Karlis
Raindrops On Umbrella (Getty Images / Donat Photography / EyeEm)

Is California's drought over?

Jake Bittle - Grist
Tumbleweed rolls across a dried out landscape in central California's Kern County as trucks head south toward the Grapevine to begin the climb over the Tejon Pass leading into Southern California, on February 3, 2014. The United States government announced on February 5 a new system of regional hubs to tackle the effects of climate change as the country's southwest battles a historic drought. In January, California declared a state of emergency due to what could be the worst drought in a century for the state, and which has prompted fears of lost harvests and devastating forest fires. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Is California's drought over?

Jake Bittle - Grist
Michelle Wolfe, who had to evacuate her nearby mobile home, looks out toward flooded vineyards in the Russian River Valley, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Forestville, Calif. (AP/Eric Risberg)

From drought to storm

Paul Rosenberg