Surprise atmospheric rivers, toxic seafood: How NOAA cuts could impact California – San Francisco Chronicle

Several scientific programs in California are slated for significant reductions or elimination if the budget proposal is pushed through Congress. Scientists say the cuts would hamper weather forecasting, disrupt critical ocean data collection and decimate climate research…
Atmospheric river storms are getting stronger, and deadlier. The race to understand them is on – the Guardian

As the climate crisis supercharges storms over the Pacific, scientists are creating tools that can measure them from the inside..