与气候变化相关的大气河流每年在美国西部造成10亿多美元的洪水破坏。 Atmospheric rivers, linked to climate change, cause over $1 billion in annual flooding damage in the western U.S.
大气河是存在很久但最近更受关注的现象, 充满水分的空气流是美国西部80%以上洪水的原因, 每年造成约10亿美元的损失. Atmospheric rivers, long-existing but recently more discussed phenomena, are moisture-laden air currents responsible for over 80% of flooding in the western U.S., causing about $1 billion in damage annually. 随着对这些事件的科学了解和媒体报道的增加, 它们变得更加突出, 特别是在加利福尼亚发生严重暴风雨之后。 As scientific understanding and media coverage of these events have grown, they've become more prominent, especially after severe storms in California. 研究人员将其强度与气候变化联系起来,预测由于温暖的大气中水蒸气增加而发生更为极端的事件。 Researchers link their intensity to climate change, predicting more extreme events due to increased water vapor in warmer atmospheres.