Rain-triggering 'atmospheric rivers' grow 8% in volume over Japan in 40 years: research

TOKYO -- The moisture flow of "atmospheric rivers" that bring heavy rain to many parts of the Japanese archipelago has ...
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Intensification of atmospheric rivers bringing heavy rainfall to Japan

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are long, narrow bands of intense water vapor transport that move large amounts of moisture from low ...
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10 Japan’s longest rivers ranked from Shinano to Shimanto

Japan’s landscape is often described as mountainous, narrow, and shaped by water. Rivers cut through that landscape in dramatic ways, sometimes fast and unpredictable, sometimes calm and deeply ...

Atmospheric rivers over Japan intensify 8% in 42 years, raising flood risk

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are long, narrow bands of intense water vapor transport that move large amounts of moisture from low ...
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Illinois history professor examines Japan's relationships with its rivers

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Japan is a country of rivers – more than 21,000 of them. A new book by Roderick Wilson, a history professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, examines the relationships ...