While the weather phenomenon helps water supply, it also comes with consequences including floods and landslides, an expert told Newsweek.
Atmospheric rivers are becoming a 'double-edged sword' for California, an expert has told Newsweek.The weather phenomenon involves concentrated corridors of tropical moisture that travel through the atmosphere. When they make landfall, they unleash heavy rain and snow in higher areas.California has experienced many in recent weeks, with a series of atmospheric rivers bringing floods and landslides across the state, and another causing a severe blizzard across the Sierra Nevada.
'They're going to need them to get water, but they're going be so strong that every time you're hit by one, or nearly every time, you're going have a consequential impact. You're getting the water you need, but you're getting too much at once. You're busting a drought, but you're getting landslides. It's a very double-edged-type sword, especially for water management resources.
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