![Atmospheric River: As Much as 15 Mississippi Rivers](http://www.covertbookreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Atmospheric-river-12-12.jpg)
A huge swath of “atmospheric river” is hitting the west coast, with possible damage dwarfing that which recently happened in Hurricane Sandy. From Scientific American: “Northern California is experiencing the first days of what weather forecasters are warning will be a long series of torrential rainstorms that could cause serious flooding across the northern […]