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The atmosphere is getting wetter. The Washington Post showed what that means on the ground.

Poynter · Amaris Castillo · last updated

The Post combined meteorology, data visualization and on-the-ground reporting to reveal the growing risks of extreme rainfall

A woman in Asheville, North Carolina, fled her home when floodwaters arrived at her door. Soon, her world was upended. Her apartment, she later learned, had been washed away by Hurricane Helene.

There are invisible rivers in the sky — enormous plumes of moisture borne over oceans that, when released back to Earth, can bring a drizzle or deluge.

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