‘Sky river’ brought Iran deadly floods — but also welcome water

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 08 December 2021

Lake Urmia was an Iranian tourist centre until greatly diminished by human water use. It was partially replenished by an atmospheric river in 2017. Credit: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/Getty

Devastating floods that struck Iran in 2017 were caused by a ‘sky river’ that ferried in water from hundreds or thousands of kilometres away — and that brought benefits, as well as destruction1. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03646-5
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03646-5