LOS ANGELES — Californians have been warned over the past few months about weather ranging from a "vicious heat dome" to back-to-back "atmospheric rivers," and the always-concerning "bomb cyclone."
While it might feel as though recent weather has been dominated by a string of new phenomena, experts say these terms and events are well-established in the scientific world but simply novel to much of general public.
Many of these meteorological terms have entered the public discourse in recent years due to a combination factors: more extreme weather in the age of climate change, a new wave of scientific journalism and the virality of the internet and social media, which often helps promote such eye-popping phrases.
