These assumed that the largest decreases in rainfall would be in winter and spring (decreases of 5 % and 11 % between 1990 and 2030 on the low and high global warming scenarios respectively), but rainfall was fractionally HIGHER in winter / spring in the more recent period (1995 - 2006) than in the previous 11 - year period. (johnquiggin.com)
The US Global Warming Action Plan, published last October, says the government will «narrow the scope of uses allowed for HFCs with high global warming potential where better alternatives exist». (newscientist.com)
In some higher - latitude regions, extreme snow events became more intense, depositing 10 percent more snow, even under scenarios of relatively high global warming. (sciencedaily.com)