Meteorologists recorded the rare phenomenon of “Cyclone-bomb”: what will be the consequences (video)
Storms will continue for several days, accompanied by strong winds.
The rainy season has begun on the west coast of the United States. Meteorologists recorded the combination of an atmospheric river that carries moisture from the tropics and a bomb cyclone near the northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean.
This was reported by Science Alert.
On November 19, 2024, heavy sleet was observed in the mountains, and showers hit the coasts of Oregon and California. The storms are expected to last for several days, with winds of up to 112 km/h.
Chad Hecht, a meteorologist at the University of California, San Diego, noted that the combination of these two phenomena makes weather forecasting difficult.
“An atmospheric river is exactly what it sounds like—a long, narrow river of water vapor in the lower atmosphere. These rivers in the sky transport moisture from the subtropics to the midlatitudes,” -…