Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
Did you know the atmosphere is in a constant state of chaos?! Scripps Oceanography alumna Tashiana Osborne (PhD ’21) discusses the extreme lengths scientists go to study one particular phenomena: atmospheric rivers. These rivers in the sky form over the ocean and carry moisture in the atmosphere, bringing rain and snow when they make landfall along the Western U.S. They are vital for water supply in the West, but can also cause hazards like flooding and landslides. Osborne talks to Scripps alumna Kate Furby about the importance of improving our ability to forecast atmospheric rivers, and how climate change is contributing to wild swings of extreme drought and wet seasons. Dr. Osborne is now a postdoctoral scholar at Johns Hopkins University.
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0:24 Welcome to Wavelengths!
0:50 Introducing hydrometeorologist Tashiana Osborne
1:12 What is an atmospheric river?
1:32 Can you see an atmospheric river?
2:05 How much water is in atmospheric rivers?
2:43 How do atmospheric rivers affect me?
3:33 How did you get interested in researching atmospheric rivers?
4:08 The atmosphere is in a constant state of chaos
4:32 How are you able to study atmospheric rivers?
4:59 Is climate change affecting extreme weather?
#Wavelengths #AtmosphericRivers #ExtremeWeather
Did you know the atmosphere is in a constant state of chaos?! Scripps Oceanography alumna Tashiana Osborne (PhD ’21) discusses the extreme lengths scientists go to study one particular phenomena: atmospheric rivers. These rivers in the sky form over the ocean and carry moisture in the atmosphere, bringing rain and snow when they make landfall along the Western U.S. They are vital for water supply in the West, but can also cause hazards like flooding and landslides. Osborne talks to Scripps alumna Kate Furby about the importance of improving our ability to forecast atmospheric rivers, and how climate change is contributing to wild swings of extreme drought and wet seasons. Dr. Osborne is now a postdoctoral scholar at Johns Hopkins University.
Subscribe to Scripps Oceanography bit.ly/2PVlvmp
Subscribe to Scripps' explorations now newsletter bit.ly/2ZAGhLx
Follow Scripps Oceanography on social
Twitter: twitter.com/Scripps_Ocean
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0:24 Welcome to Wavelengths!
0:50 Introducing hydrometeorologist Tashiana Osborne
1:12 What is an atmospheric river?
1:32 Can you see an atmospheric river?
2:05 How much water is in atmospheric rivers?
2:43 How do atmospheric rivers affect me?
3:33 How did you get interested in researching atmospheric rivers?
4:08 The atmosphere is in a constant state of chaos
4:32 How are you able to study atmospheric rivers?
4:59 Is climate change affecting extreme weather?
#Wavelengths #AtmosphericRivers #ExtremeWeather
