There's cherry picking of known positive feedbacks (e.g. melting glaciers and tundra) and speculation about new ones (e.g.
less snow in Greenland).
When the oceans are cold, there is
less snow in the north and the south.
More snow in some regions in some years,
less snow in other regions, on top of the other extreme events and shifting attractors of AGW, not uniformly more reliable water supply.
The purple line is lower, meaning that at the same time of year, there was
less snow in the more recent measurements than there used to be.
Those storms tapered off, and warmer conditions have brought
less snow in March.
Find out why Lake Mead appears to have a bathtub ring around its shoreline and how
less snow in the mountains means less drinking water for California.
Warmer temperatures and
less snow in Nepal's Langtang valley is forcing the pika — a vital guardian of the Himalayan ecosystem — to shift to higher altitudes
Skiers in Utah still enjoy incredible skiing above 7500 ft., where most of the resorts are located, but I have noticed less and
less snow in the foothills leading up to those elevations over the years.
«If you get a rain on snow event or just get
less snow in general, it's hard to attract more skiers,» Elizabeth Burakowski, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, said.
«We got even
less snow in the western corner of the state,» Mathews said.
If you're looking at
less snow in your area, try the thrift stores, Craigslist and consignment shops early or after the season.
Not exact matches
So even without much
snow on the ground we have more to do, higher costs and
less time to work
in winter months.
He spends much
less time
in the lab, though when R&D is too
snowed under to explore tantalizing new technologies, he will often investigate on his own.
This upscale mountain escape
in the Italian Alps near the French border (thus the French name «Heart of
Snow») is
less a hotel and more a cluster of 16 charming chalets all sporting rustic - luxe decor and modern conveniences.
These layers may be visible, related to the nature of the ice; or they may be chemical, related to differential transport
in different seasons; or they may be isotopic, reflecting the annual temperature signal (for example,
snow from colder periods has
less of the heavier isotopes of H and O).
Those
in the far north benefit from having
less light come
in to their retina's, especially during times of
snow... another example is the inuit people who naturally create a type of antifreeze
in their blood... developed over centuries of a populous that is far more resistant to cold.
Whether it's the fact that winter is lingering around far past it's welcome (it
snowed... again), the fact that I'm going to Puerto Rico
in less than a month -LRB-!!)
It
snowed again yesterday
in New York for the THIRD time
in less than two weeks.
I suppose it doesn't make sense to have a lunch truck
in downtown Valley City where there is still at least a foot of
snow and no one ever walks anywhere, none the
less I still miss really tasty, cheap food, and my most recent craving has been for falafel.
As if we didn't already have enough
snow, a few days ago, we were blessed with another 12 inches
in less than 12 hours.
Thursday Sesame Beef Strips from The Dinner - Mom Lean strips of beef,
snow peas and carrots stir fried
in a finger - licking good, Asian - inspired sauce are perfect for a busy weeknight; ready
in less than 30 minutes and only one pan to clean!
Marooned
in New England (with 102 inches of
snow and counting), I'm feeling
less Phil Mickelson than Jack Nicholson.
However, on tap for this week is another three inches of
snow in the Chicagoland area,
in addition the lovely frigid temps of
less than 15 degrees.
The National Weather Service says the Greater Binghamton Airport received a record 35 inches of
snow in less than three days.
Metro - North Railroad officials apologized for running too few trains into Manhattan this morning, when
less snow fell
in the city than the railroad's planners anticipated.
Nearly 45,000 customers were still without power
in the Lower Hudson Valley, going into the second nor» easter
in less than a week dropped 6 to 12 inches of
snow on Wednesday.
If you land on
snow (like Chisov) or hit something that gives way, such as a skylight (as happened to U.S. Air Force Sergeant Alan Magee, who survived a 20,000 - foot drop into a French train station
in 1943), you will suffer
less damage.
It has been known for quite some time that red pigmented
snow algae blooming on icy surfaces darken the surface which
in turn leads to
less albedo and a higher uptake of heat.
A warming world may have
less snow, but the sort of severe snowstorms that caused chaos
in the US this year will remain a serious hazard, according to new research
A key step forward came last year when scientists at Utrecht University
in the Netherlands, using remote sensing equipment, found that
snow and glacier melt is extremely important to the Indus and Brahmaputra basins, but
less critical to others.
In addition, now that sea ice blankets the Southern Ocean off the western Antarctic Peninsula far less than before, more water is evaporating and forming precipitation, largely in the form of sno
In addition, now that sea ice blankets the Southern Ocean off the western Antarctic Peninsula far
less than before, more water is evaporating and forming precipitation, largely
in the form of sno
in the form of
snow.
This past September the National
Snow and Ice Data Center
in Boulder, Colo., which collects polar and ice information for the government, announced that there was
less sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean than at any time since satellite measurements began
in 1979.
Crouch said that the mild winter and lack of
snow in much of the eastern U.S. makes the flood outlook for 2012 far
less ominous than last year, when floods caused billions of dollars
in damage and accounted for two of 2011's billion - dollar disasters.
They were
in less agreement about how intense rain or
snow will be when it does fall, although there is general consensus among models that the most extreme precipitation will become more frequent.
The collars transmit
less well through the packed
snow of a den, causing a noticeable drop
in the signal while a female is inside.
Hence, the clouds that form at colder temperatures — if any form at all — contain much
less suspended water
in the form of ice crystals, the starting sites for
snow crystal formation.
Although civil unrest is far
less likely there, tension is indeed growing between political leaders
in northern and southern California over who gets the increasingly scarce water from rivers, underground aquifers and
snow melt, all of which are declining.
That means that, for example, places like Boston may see
less snowy winters overall, punctuated
in some years by blizzards that drop a foot or two of
snow.
In urban areas during the winter when snow cover is less pervasive, temperatures are higher than rural areas in the daytime by an average of 2 °
In urban areas during the winter when
snow cover is
less pervasive, temperatures are higher than rural areas
in the daytime by an average of 2 °
in the daytime by an average of 2 °F.
But some skiers — perhaps the
less experienced or
less lucky — will fall, often hitting obstacles covered
in snow.
In Alaska,
snow pack totals
less than 25 percent of average were observed across southern regions of the state, while interior locations had near - average
snow pack.
In the Cascade and Sierra Nevada Mountains,
snow pack totals were
less than 25 percent of normal and record low for several locations.
Negative: Lower and shorter duration snowpack and shift from
snow to rain - dominant precipitation regimes resulting
in less water available
in summer
The timing of this storm
in early spring means that the angle of the sun
in the sky makes
snow less likely to accumulate on roadways, Oraveck said, but the buds and blossoms on trees could grab more of the heavy, wet
snow, possibly leading to more damage to them.
In some cases this may even be easier as your feet have
less time to sink into the
snow.
Of course, that's just because the longer it stays warm the
less likely we are to have
snow in October!
Ingredients: 4 cups water 3 cups fresh spinach leaves 1/2 pound
snow peas, trimmed and cut
in half crosswise 1 (5 3/4 - ounce) package pad thai noodles (wide rice stick noodles)-- or rice 1 tablespoon canola oil 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots 2 teaspoons red curry paste 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 2 garlic cloves, minced 6 cups fat - free,
less - sodium chicken broth 1 (13.5 - ounce) can light coconut milk 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (about 1 pound) 1/2 cup chopped green onions 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 4 small hot red chilies, seeded and chopped, or 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 7 lime wedges
Snow obvi means colder weather, which usually brings about
less - than - stellar feels
in the skincare department.
Today you've got to make do with this outfit — shot outside
in the
snow, no
less.
Lake Tahoe is
less than two hours away, making it super easy to head to the
snow in the winter or to the lake
in summer.