Weather systems that affect the West Coast of the United States often have their origins in the northern Pacific Ocean. This is because the jet stream usually flows in a general west-to-east fashion.

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After an unusually dry January, a weather system called an atmospheric river - or Pineapple Express - is now headed towards northern California. Pineapple Express events have the potential to ...