EPISODE · Feb 22, 2019 · 17 MIN
Cat 1 to Cat 5: A Scale for Atmospheric Rivers
from The Weather Channel Podcast
Atmospheric rivers are a blessing and a curse to the U.S. West: They bring beneficial winter rains and mountain snows, but they can also trigger catastrophic floods. Meteorologists Ari Sarsalari and Bob Henson discuss a new scale created to alert people to their hazards. To read Bob's article, click here.
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Atmospheric rivers are a blessing and a curse to the U.S. West: They bring beneficial winter rains and mountain snows, but they can also trigger catastrophic floods. Meteorologists Ari Sarsalari and Bob Henson discuss a new scale created to alert people to their hazards.
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Cat 1 to Cat 5: A Scale for Atmospheric Rivers
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