Yes, climate change influences atmospheric rivers

Julian Zelizer: Too often, we’re asking the wrong question about atmospheric rivers and climate change.

He says this year’s storms have seemed worse than many people remember, but clearly something is different.

Zelizer says the influence of climate change is more pronounced in the West, especially in the Northeast.

Kaitlyn Trudeau is a data analyst for Climate Central’s Climate Matters program.

Her research includes analyzing atmospheric influences on western wildfire risk.

She has a B.A. in physical geography from California State University, Sacramento and a M.S. in geography.