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NEWS ABOUT: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Scripps Institution of Oceanography stories: 1 news summaries

Vanishing Snow Threatens West

Global warming blamed for shrinking snowpacks

Feb 1, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Blame for a dramatic decrease in Western mountain snowpacks rests squarely on global warming, researchers said yesterday. Using computer models of 50 years' worth of data, scientists confirmed warming is turning snowfall into rain, melting the packs earlier and drying up more rivers by summer. The trend threatens to trigger... More »

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climate change • global warming • Colorado Rockies • snow pack • western United States • Scripps Institution of Oceanography • University of California at San Diego • Oregon Cascades • Sierra Nevada • National Institute for Environmental Studies

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