At least for now, California and other parts of the western United States have gone from famine to feast.
We're talking about precipitation, of course.
Vivid Satellite Imagery Captures a Reversal of Fortune for Drought-Plagued Parts of the West
Gargantuan atmospheric rivers of moisture along with a series of storms have provided desperately needed relief.
The GOES-West weather satellite captured this infrared image of a river of water vapor surging through the middle and lower levels of the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean toward the west coast of North America on Dec. 24, 2021. See below for an animation of this vast atmospheric river. (Credit: NOAA)
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