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Atmosphere Rivers describe the atypical years of El Niño and La Niña

Credit: NOAA GOES-WEST El Niño and La Niña are climatic phenomena associated with wet, dry winter conditions in the southwestern United States, respectively. However, in 2023, La Niña year was found to be very wet in the southwest rather than dry. A new study from scientists at the Oceanography Institute in San Diego, California found that atmospheric rivers account for…