Sentences with phrase «shorter snow seasons»

Kevin's snow scenario is exactly what the global climate models show: a shorter snow season everywhere, but increases in maximum snow water equivalent in the northern continental areas (with decreases in maximum snow water equivalent in the more southerly regions, where rain - to - snow ratios increase).

In some regions where winter precipitation is projected to increase, the increased snowfall can more than make up for the shorter snow season and yield increased snow accumulation.

Not exact matches

«The timing of snowmelt and length of the snow - free season significantly impacts weather, the permafrost, and wildlife — in short, the Arctic terrestrial system as a whole,» said Christopher Cox, a scientist with CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA's Physical Sciences Division in Boulder, Colorado.

This new group of scientists find some weather disturbances were not from the El Nino, La Nina cycle, but apparently regulated by conditions in the Arctic — things like low sea ice, low or shorter season snow cover, and even «sudden stratospheric warming».

The snow started really late this season here in Colorado, so ultimately it's going to feel like a pretty short Winter, which is not usually the case around here.

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Here again the snow tires dominate, stopping from 40 mph in 156 feet, some 28 feet shorter than the all - season tires» 184 - foot performance.

The summer tire's 157 - foot stop is the shortest, the snow tires come up 2nd at 181 feet and the all - season tires lag further behind in a flurry of ABS activity on the way to a distance of 215 feet, some 58 feet longer than the summer tire.

With respect to snow, one expects that the snow season gets shorter at both ends (more rain), but that snow amounts could be larger in mid winter.

Short seasons vs long seasons and snow conditions are all important.

the Greenland ice sheet has seen a small positive change in ice for this year, The unusual year is mainly down to heavy snow and rain in winter and a relatively short and intermittent summer melt season.

Thawing permafrost also delivers organic - rich soils to lake bottoms, where decomposition in the absence of oxygen releases additional methane.116 Extensive wildfires also release carbon that contributes to climate warming.107, 117,118 The capacity of the Yukon River Basin in Alaska and adjacent Canada to store carbon has been substantially weakened since the 1960s by the combination of warming and thawing of permafrost and by increased wildfire.119 Expansion of tall shrubs and trees into tundra makes the surface darker and rougher, increasing absorption of the sun's energy and further contributing to warming.120 This warming is likely stronger than the potential cooling effects of increased carbon dioxide uptake associated with tree and shrub expansion.121 The shorter snow - covered seasons in Alaska further increase energy absorption by the land surface, an effect only slightly offset by the reduced energy absorption of highly reflective post-fire snow - covered landscapes.121 This spectrum of changes in Alaskan and other high - latitude terrestrial ecosystems jeopardizes efforts by society to use ecosystem carbon management to offset fossil fuel emissions.94, 95,96

Predictions such as «no more snow» have fallen short (e.g., late - season snow in the Rockies and Sierras).

A 2017 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Protect Our Winters found that low - snow winters and shorter seasons are already having a negative impact on the state's $ 5 - billion ski industry, the largest in the country.