As atmospheric rivers flood the US West Coast, researchers are testing ways to harvest as much rainwater as possible to replenish depleted aquifers
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January 6, 2023
A street in northern California is flooded after atmospheric river torrential rains hit the state in January 2023 REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Large swaths of California have seen atmospheric river It has been pouring rain since late December, and the storm is expected to bring 20 trillion gallons of water over the next two weeks. Flooding is a problem — severe flooding has wreaked havoc in the San Francisco Bay Area and killed at least six people.
But it could also provide some respite for a state struggling with a severe water crisis caused by a megadrought and overuse. …
