Thu. 01/12 - A Giant River Falling From the Sky

<p><strong><em>What exactly is an “atmospheric river,” why is it causing so much havoc in California right now, and what do these current storms mean for the future? Plus, NASA and Roscosmos have reached an agreement on how to bring three ISS crew members back to Earth following a coolant leak on a Soyuz spacecraft. Just don’t call it a rescue mission.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-california-is-being-deluged-by-atmospheric-rivers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why California Is Being Deluged by Atmospheric Rivers</a> (Scientific American)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/11/california-storms-latest-atmospheric-river" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Storm-ravaged California scrambles as fresh atmospheric river rolls in</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/01/11/california-storms-atmospheric-rivers-end/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">California’s onslaught of storms is far from over. Will it ever end?</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/us/pineapple-express-flooding-california.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A ‘Pineapple Express’ Is Bringing Rain and Snow to California</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dettinger_Ingram_sciam13.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Coming Megafloods</a> (Scientific American, 2013)</li><li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-drought-eliminated-california-wake-atmospheric-river/story?id=96387910" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Extreme drought nearly eliminated in California in wake of atmospheric rivers</a> (ABC News)</li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-weather-storms-atmospheric-river-drought/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will the atmospheric rivers drenching California beat back devastating drought?</a> (CBS News)</li><li><a href="https://ww