A River Can Fall Through the Sky

Atmospheric rivers are narrow corridors of concentrated water vapor that can transport enormous amounts of moisture across an ocean before releasing it as intense rain or snow over land. Editorial note: an atmospheric river is not a permanent river in the sky; its impacts depend on terrain, temperature and the storm system carrying it. Evidence status: ESTABLISHED Sources: • NASA Earth Observatory — https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/pacific-moisture-drenches-the-u-s-northwest/ • NOAA Ocean Service — https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/atmospheric-river.html Visual disclosure: AI-assisted cinematic reconstructions illustrate atmospheric transport and scale; they are not continuous satellite footage of one storm. NOCTICOSM — Science at the Edge of Reality. #AtmosphericRiver #Weather #EarthScience #ClimateScience #Science #NOCTICOSM