Impact on communities
The number of atmospheric rivers that have hit Washington in the past year.
What is 45?
A phrase referencing a tropical fruit.
What is a Pineapple Express?
The name for infrastructure to absorb water into the ground to reduce flooding.
What is a sponge park?
The six-month period during which most atmospheric rivers occur.
What is October through March?
A two-word phrase; both parts sound very dangerous!
What is a Bomb Cyclone?
The answer from Solutions 100 in Vancouver is able to drain this much water per year.
What is 17,000 cubic meters?
What is $30 billion?
A weather-y sounding phrase describing the immense precipitation.
What are Torrential Rains?
The name for water that is able to stay a liquid below freezing temperatures.
What is supercooled liquid water?
The fastest reported winds in Washington during the Dec 2025 atmospheric river.
What is 144 mph?
A phrase that seems to describe a very cold whirlpool.
What are Polar Vortices?
The substance that is sprayed into clouds as part of cloud seeding.
What is Silver Iodide?