A single atmospheric river can carry more water than the mouth of the Amazon River
Atmospheric rivers are massive corridors of water vapor in the sky that can transport a greater volume of water than the flow at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Atmospheric rivers act as powerful 'fire hoses' in the sky, channeling narrow streams of moisture across the Pacific. When these corridors hit the steep topography of islands like Hawaii, they can dump up to 50 inches of rain in a single day.
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