Sentences with phrase «intense rain and snow»

High levels of water vapor in the atmosphere in turn create conditions more favorable for heavier precipitation in the form of intense rain and snow storms.

It's also interesting that the EAST coast has intense rain and snow precipitation about every 7 years.

Not exact matches

Birch trees not performing as expected That means a shorter period for snow to accumulate in winter and a bigger gap between snowmelt and summer rains, two factors that work together to produce more intense dry spells.

Jaguar bills the F - Type as an all - weather supercar, as good in snow (thanks to its all - wheel drive and Snow drive mode setting) as in rain or intense snow (thanks to its all - wheel drive and Snow drive mode setting) as in rain or intense Snow drive mode setting) as in rain or intense sun.

Andrews notes, by contrast, that the High Line's physical design offers visitors a chance to develop awareness of the body in relation to extreme natural weather conditions including intense winds, rain, snow, and sun.

In weather systems, convergence of increased water vapor leads to more intense precipitation and the risk of heavy rain and snow events, but may also lead to reductions in duration and / or frequency of rain events, given that total amounts do not change much.

On January 3 and 4, the first of two back - to - back atmospheric river storms (wide paths of moisture in the atmosphere composed of condensed water vapor), brought heavy rain and mountain snow to central California, ahead of an even more intense round of heavy precipitation brought by a powerful, long - duration atmospheric river storm pulling warm and moist air to California from the subtropical and equatorial region southeast of Hawaii.

I remember those days as full of fun, inspiration, ideas and intense experiences in nature: walking together to Schumacher college in Dartington for lectures in the gentle Devon rain, intense discussions with various eco-luminaries around Helena Norberg - Hodges's kitchen table, visiting farm project volunteers in remote Ladakhi villages, reading Joanna Macy, and hiking on Dartmoor in the snow.

It is also changing rain and snow patterns and increasing the risk of intense storms and droughts.

Global warming is causing more intense rain and snowstorms in the United States, and making extreme events such as the January 2016 snow storm that crippled most of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast more likely.