Researchers Decipher Winter Floods, Summer Showers in Southwest U.S.
In terms of precipitation, the Southwest U.S. is becoming less and less predictable. Parts of...
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Scientists Predict Snowless Future for Western U.S.
Historically providing as much as 75% of annual water supplies to the arid western U.S., winter...
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Increasing Dependence on Mountain Meltwater Could Threaten Lowland Agriculture
California’s Central Valley generates an estimated $17 billion in crop sales each year while...
Read MoreLess Snowpack May Mean Greater Floods in Western U.S.
In several mountainous and high-latitude regions, one of the major consequences of climate change means that more winter precipitation falls as rain than as snow. The downtick in snowfall and uptick in rainfall is particularly...
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