These 'rivers in the sky' are causing massive flooding in Canada

In 2019, an atmospheric river nicknamed the "Pineapple Express" hit California. Image: Unsplash/ Sergey Pesterev
Lisa Shumaker
Desk Editor, Thomson Reuters
Timothy Gardner
Energy & Environment Correspondent , Reuters

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