There, the storm hits air turbulence, which pushes it into position-straight over British Columbia’s Fraser River valley.Ĭlouds gather and darken. It rides the winds for a day until it reaches the coasts of British Columbia and Washington State.
Especially warm water, heated by the sun, steams off the sea surface and funnels into the sky.Ī tendril of this floating moisture sweeps eastward across the ocean.
In mid-November 2021, a great storm begins brewing in the central Pacific Ocean north of Hawai‘i. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app. This article is also available in audio format. Stream or download audio For this article J| 5,500 words, about 28 minutes Share this article In an era of increasing weather whiplash between flood and drought, can we learn to embrace the rains? Authored by Photo by Jonathan Hayward/CP Images A River Runs above Us Atmospheric rivers can cause catastrophic flooding and landslides but are crucial for water supply. Floodwaters swamp the highway and refill a historical lakebed in Abbotsford, British Columbia, after an atmospheric river brings two days of relentless rain in November 2021.
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