Atmospheric river

Anna

@LadyDuck (486002)

• Italy

7 Oct 24

@nela13 - They say water bombs when we suddenly get heavy rain with a great quantity of water falling from the sky.

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

6 Oct 24

It is so awful, it is impossible not get wet when we go outside. Water bombs sounds like an explosion of water.

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

7 Oct 24

@LadyDuck It is probably what they want to say here and they use the expression "atmospheric river".

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@Nakitakona (58463)

• Philippines

6 Oct 24

We had already experienced a lot of discomfort , sufferings and frustration brought by the heavy downpours due to strong typhoons which devasted those places where they made a landfull.

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

7 Oct 24

I am so sorry, the weather is completely different these days, it seems we only have extremes, too hot, too cold, heavy rain, drought...

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@Nakitakona (58463)

• Philippines

7 Oct 24

@nela13 It's a cycle. Isn't it?

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

7 Oct 24

@Nakitakona it seems it is.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (154176)

• India

7 Oct 24

A new expression for me too. Heavy rain, landslides and what have you is being seen all over the world.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (154176)

• India

7 Oct 24

@nela13 Everything 'too', 'too', 'too'....................

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

7 Oct 24

@allknowing Unfortunately...

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

7 Oct 24

It seems that now there are only extremes worldwide, too hot, too cold, heavy rain, drought...

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (54717)

• Canada

6 Oct 24

I am not familiar with that forecast. I agree with you it does make it sounds like a river will drop from the skies. Here it is sunny and mild, an extension of the warmth that we felt in the summer, very appreciated as it will turn cold soon enough and there will be no turning back. It seems like our transitional seasons of spring and autumn are becoming warmer and drier every year.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (54717)

• Canada

6 Oct 24

@nela13 Our weather is only the extremes anymore, and the transitional seasons blend into those and no longer have a season of their own it feels.

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

7 Oct 24

@Juliaacv It is the same thing here.

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

6 Oct 24

Enjoy your sunny weather, the winter will be here soon. The transitional seasons are different nowadays, in some years it looks like they no longer exist. It is sad, autumn and spring are beautiful seasons.

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rakski

@rakski (149297)

• Philippines

6 Oct 24

Sunday started rainy but towards the afternoon it was a bit hot. Do take care and be safe there

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rakski

@rakski (149297)

• Philippines

7 Oct 24

@nela13 it's rainy season. We only have sunny/summer and rainy/cold/wet season

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

7 Oct 24

What season is it in your country? We will have rain all this week, it is depressing

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

13 Oct 24

@rakski it is almost the same here Spring and Autumn Will last a few days now.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (125997)

• Gainesville, Florida

6 Oct 24

I've heard this expression many times. It seems like weather forecasters keep making up new names and terms and then using them as scare tactics to make people want to watch or listen to the latest weather stories. I always think they do it to increase their ratings. We have another hurricane on its way to hit our area, just a week after a previous hurricane hit us. It is very, very unusual for multiple hurricanes to hit in the same area so close together. The last time this happened in our area was back in 2004, when 3 hurricanes hit us in the span of one month. There are two hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean right now that will eventually make their way to Europe. I was thinking about you, and wondering if these hurricanes will make it to your area. You and I were talking recently about hurricanes hitting Portugal. I'm not sure what the long term forecast track is for those two hurricanes, other than the fact that they will eventually end up in Europe. Probably not as hurricanes at that point, but bad storms nonetheless. Maybe it is all tied to the atmospheric river you are experiencing now.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (125997)

• Gainesville, Florida

12 Oct 24

@nela13 Climate change is making our planet's weather worse and worse every year. What used to be unusual and rare is now the norm.

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

6 Oct 24

Due to the climate change we all will face more extreme weather conditions. Another hurricane in your area isn't good at all, hope it doesn't cause damages. Stay safe. I think you are right, the hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean are surely tied to this awful weather we are having.

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

13 Oct 24

@moffittjc we must get used to this unfortunatelly.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (48548)

• India

6 Oct 24

Well hearing of this for the first time. Quite hilarious indeed ! Stay safe in the bad weather and heavy rains. Landslides imply that you are in a region that is slightly elevated. Do you normally have heavy rains at this time of the year?

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@nela13 (59118)

• Portugal

6 Oct 24

These heavy rains aren't a normal thing here but in the last years it has became more often, maybe it has to do with the climate change.

Jessica

@JESSY3236 (21211)

• United States

15 Oct 24

Never heard of that expression before.

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