Until maybe 3-6 months ago, I’d never heard this term. Now the stupid barking seals in the media repeat it constantly. Morons, all of them.
When I lived in California they called it the Pineapple Express because the rain came up from Hawaii.
Atmospheric River sounds scarier than Pineapple Express.
“ Until maybe 3-6 months ago, I’d never heard this term. ”
It was used when I lived in California in the 80’s.
It’s a term that actually describes something fairly accurately and isn’t all that hyped.
When an extreme amount of moisture flows in in a narrow section of the atmosphere ; just like a river.