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Climate change and cryosphere – A wetter future for the Arctic

February 11, 2022
Climate change and cryosphere – A wetter future for the Arctic
Rain fall will likely become the more dominant precipitation type in the Arctic earlier than previously projected. Credit: Cole Farlow.

The latest climate models show that Arctic precipitation is changing more rapidly than previously projected with an earlier transition to a rainfall-dominated precipitation. This rapid change in precipitation will have huge implications for the Arctic ecosystem as well as those who live within the region. Arctic precipitation change, why is it so important? The rapid change in Arctic climate, from ...[Read More]

Rain or snow? Answering the question with citizen scientists

February 12, 2021

As a New Englander interested in weather, I was used to a fairly intuitive air temperature split between rain and snow. Once air temperature got slightly above freezing, I’d commonly see rainfall with snowfall more frequent below freezing. Then something happened when I moved to the Intermountain West of the United States. Instead of seeing rain when it was slightly above freezing, I’d see snow at ...[Read More]