Atmospheric River March 2024. While atmospheric rivers frequently make landfall in california during winter, 2024 has the added effect of being an el niño year, which tends to alter the atmospheric circulation patterns. Atmospheric rivers are essentially moisture.
These atmospheric phenomena, which can transport 15 times the water volume of the mississippi river, cost california on average, more than $1 billion every. Widespread flooding in southern california is turning hillsides into rivers of mud, knocking out power to many and leading to evacuation orders in.