These scientists are trying to forecast the next big atmospheric rivers
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🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Atmospheric rivers can be very destructive.
But they don’t have to be a surprise.
There are weather scientists whose mission is to improve atmospheric river forecasting.
Today, we’ll hear from one of those scientists.
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| 0:30.7 | can be very destructive, but they don't have to be a surprise. There are weather scientists |
| 0:36.9 | whose mission is to improve atmospheric river forecasting. |
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