Atmospheric rivers are narrow areas in the atmosphere with a lot of moisture.

大气河流是大气中湿度很大的狭窄区域。

Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions in the atmosphere that can transport moisture thousands of miles.

大气河流是大气中的狭长区域，它可以将水分输送到数千英里之外。

And it creates these atmospheric rivers.

这造成了这些“大气河流”。

The atmospheric rivers are not hitting everywhere.

大气河流并没有冲击到所有地方。

Atmospheric rivers come in many shapes and sizes.

大气河流形状大小不一。

These are potentially lethal conditions as this atmospheric river comes through northern California.

当大气河流经加州北部时，以上这些情况都会是潜在的致命因素。

It's the first of four more atmospheric river events.

这是四个即将到来的大气河流事件中的第一个。

Last year, an " atmospheric river" coming from Australia pushed heat and moisture into Antarctica.

去年，一条来自澳大利亚的“大气层河流”将热量和水分推入南极洲。

Most atmospheric rivers simply provide beneficial rain and snow to areas.

大多数大气河流是为一定区域提供有益的降雨或降雪。

Atmospheric rivers are long and wide areas, like a river, of water vapor in the atmosphere that forms over an ocean.

大气河流是在海洋上空形成的大气层中的又长又宽的充满水汽的区域，就像天空中的河流一样。

Bad news yet another atmospheric river's forecast to hit this state early next week.

坏消息是，另一条大气河预计将于下周初袭击该州。

But atmospheric rivers are an important part of the world's water cycle.

但大气河流是世界水循环的重要组成部分。

The latest " atmospheric river" storm bringing intense rain from the Pacific ocean is soaking California.

最近的“大气河流”风暴带来了来自太平洋的强降雨，席卷了加州。

For example, the U.S. west coast receives 30 to 50 percent of its annual precipitation from atmospheric rivers.

例如，美国西海岸每年30%到50%的降水来自大气河流。

When atmospheric rivers make landfall, they often release this water vapor in the form of rain or snow.

当大气河流登陆时，它们通常以雨或雪的形式释放这些水汽。

Atmospheric rivers or narrow corridors of intense moisture in the atmosphere, dumping record rain and snowfall across the state.

大气河流或大气中强烈湿气的狭窄走廊，为该州带来了创历史新高的降雪量。

So these river in the skies, the atmospheric rivers, we keep talking about produce significant heavy rainfall and mountain snow.

我们刚刚谈论的这些天空中的河流，大气中的河流能产生大量的暴雨和山雪。

NOAA says an atmospheric river is roughly 250 to 375 miles wide and can be thousands of miles in length.

美国国家海洋和大气管理局称，大气河流大约有250到375英里宽，可能有几千英里长。

Officials say an 11th atmospheric river system, forecast for Monday could send more water rushing through the still breached levee.

官员们表示，预计下周一将出现第11个大气河流系统，可能会使更多的水涌入仍然被破坏的堤坝。

The cause? A series of atmospheric rivers.

原因是什么？一系列大气河流。