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Rivers in the sky are raining down on the Pacific Northwest. What are they?

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Rivers in the sky are raining down on the Pacific Northwest. What are they?

NPR · Nov 13, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

Atmospheric rivers are large bands of water vapor in the sky. They are dumping trillions of gallons of water on Washington and Oregon, just as high tides and winds batter shorelines.