Sentences with phrase «from snowmelt»

Flooding from snowmelt, precipitation, and the Great Lakes coastlines can threaten Wisconsin homes.

Nearby Iran gets much of its water from the snowmelt in the 18,000 - foot - high Alborz Mountains between Tehran and the Caspian Sea.

Drought and climate change are depleting California's traditional water supplies from snowmelt - fed reservoirs, rivers, and streams.

Results point to a doubling of surface runoff due to the frozen conditions, while 25 % of the modelled runoff originated from snowmelt.

Runoff from snowmelt is regarded as a vital water source for people and ecosystems throughout the Northern Hemisphere (NH).

Runoff from snowmelt in these forests is primary source of flow to Salt - Verde rivers which in turn are major sources of water for communities in the Phoenix Metro Area.

At the same time, thermistors buried several meters into the ice at the AMIGOS site recorded a pulse of warmth — suggesting that water from snowmelt was percolating down.

Not exact matches

Between 85 and 90 percent of the Colorado River's discharge originates in snowmelt, mostly from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming.

The drinking water for 500,000 people in the region comes from mountain snowmelt, McAdams said, and rainfall patterns are changing.

Rain water is shunted into storm drains, pushing the contaminated sediment downstream and delivering a fresh load of toxic runoff and snowmelt from city streets to Little Black Creek.

From 1975 to 2016, the spring snowmelt has arrived nearly three days earlier every decade, and from 1979 - 2016, snow onset has arrived later, by about 4.5 days every decFrom 1975 to 2016, the spring snowmelt has arrived nearly three days earlier every decade, and from 1979 - 2016, snow onset has arrived later, by about 4.5 days every decfrom 1979 - 2016, snow onset has arrived later, by about 4.5 days every decade.

Changes in flow patterns of warm Pacific Ocean air from the south were driving earlier spring snowmelt, while decreasing summer sea ice had the greatest influence on later onset of snowpack in the fall.

The timing of snowmelt also influenced the timing of peak discharge from the North Slope river system and the start of the vegetative growing season, according to the researchers.

Record high temperatures in Pakistan's far north were already producing higher amounts of snowmelt and glacial meltwater runoff from the Karakoram Range and into the Indus River System.

Researchers have evaluated different mechanisms that could account for declining snowpack in a warming world: earlier onset of snowmelt, a change in melt rates and shifts from snow to rain under certain conditions.

The trends driven by earlier snowmelt are likely to as they are «are very much in line with the projections of future climate» from climate models, study co-author Berit Arheimer of the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute said.

The eddies are formed by strong outflow currents from coastal rivers that are rich in nutrients from spring snowmelt.

Forests that historically had large areas with no snow on the ground for two to four months and high moisture loss from soils and vegetation in spring and summer have seen the biggest increases in wildfire in early spring snowmelt years (for example, the northern Rockies and parts of the Sierra Nevada).

Floods are the number one natural disaster in the U.S. Within the last five years, all 50 states have experienced flooding from a variety of causes including hurricanes, snowmelts, heavy rains and altered geography that changed natural runoff paths.

In fact, within the last five years, all 50 states have experienced flooding from a variety of causes including, tropical storm surges, heavy rains, snowmelts and alterations in geography that change the path of runoffs.

Chris Oatey: Snowmelt Paintings and Drawings will be on view from January 9 through February 20, 2016.

The reason I say that is that Revkin apparently didn't find reason enough to report on the Bush administration's firing of my brother, after I had sent him the documentation that accompanied NOAA's removal of my brother from the National Weather Service for his 2003 press release documenting the effects of early snowmelt and spring flooding on Midwest flood prone areas, unquestionably due to anthropogenic global warming.

Along its route, the river passes through an elaborate water - management system designed to tame the yearly floods from spring snowmelt and to provide a reliable supply of water for residents as far away as California.

Charts showing the timing of floods (green) alongside the peaks in their main drivers — 7 - day maximum rainfall (purple), peak snowmelt (orange) and maximum soil moisture (blue)-- for six regions in Europe from 1960 to 2010.

Oroville Dam was designed for an additional 8 day volume of 5,217,300 acre ft (227 billion cu ft, 6.44 billion m3) from 28.9 ″ precipitation (4.5 ″ snowmelt + 22.6 ″ rainfall) on its 3607 sq mi drainage area.

Likely aggravating factors included snowmelt from the warm temperatures of the event and already - saturated soils from heavy rains several weeks earlier.

Species that live downslope will also be hurt by changes on mountaintops; the Sierra Nevada mountain yellow - legged frog, for example, depends on runoff from snowpack year - round to support its three - to four - year life stage as a tadpole, and earlier spring snowmelt runoff caused by global warming may leave this hardy, once - abundant creature high and dry in the summertime.

Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley historically flooded from major rainstorms or snowmelt.

Agriculture in the Central Asian countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan depends heavily on snowmelt from the Hindu Kush, Pamir, and Tien Shan mountain ranges for irrigation water.

California's water systems are built to hold snowmelt as it is slowly released from mountain snowpack.

The two interior sites are projected to retain the characteristics of a nival regime by mid-century, although streamflow - timing shifts result from increased mid-winter rainfall and snowmelt, and earlier freshet onset.

California, in addition to depending heavily on the Colorado, relies on snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada range in the eastern part of the state.

Additionally, the willows extract a lot of water from the ground so there's less surface recharge and less snowmelt going into the ground.

This infrastructure channels rainfall and snowmelt into storm drains and pipes, and dumps it into receiving waters, often far from its place of origin.

These changes in wildfires are strongly linked to drying from warming temperatures and earlier spring snowmelt.

Warm conditions reduce snowfall, increase snowmelt and increase water loss from soils and plants.

Noah Diffenbaugh, a professor of earth sciences from Purdue University, published a much - noticed article in Geophysical Research Letters a few months ago in which he predicted that spring snowmelt could start 2 months earlier by 2100.

Floods are the number one natural disaster in the U.S. Within the last five years, all 50 states have experienced flooding from a variety of causes including hurricanes, snowmelts, heavy rains and altered geography that changed natural runoff paths.

In 2011, excess snowmelt and rain overwhelmed rivers in the Missouri basin from April through August.

Flood insurance will cover damage from heavy snowmelts and rainwater runoffs.

A flood policy covers damage from mudflows, river or creek overflows, excess rain and snowmelt.

Water damage from sewer backups or snowmelt can be considered flood damage by insurers, so it pays to be protected.

Policyholders in over 22,000 communities across the country depend on the NFIP to protect homes and businesses from torrential rain, swollen rivers and lakes, snowmelt, failing infrastructure, as well as storm surges and hurricanes.

Make sure water pipes are protected by caulking and see to it that skylights and other roof openings have proper weather stripping to prevent snowmelt from seeping in.