The weather system has been treated to a decent upgrade as well, with better visuals and
more storm types.
Although the paper rests on a number of «ifs and maybes,» it could have been a one - time «perfect
storm type of situation.»
Different storm types might respond in their own unique ways as the climate warms, so the PNNL researchers set out to find out.
[8] Rain - on - snow - producing atmospheric river storms are, on average, only 2 °C warmer than
others storm types that preserve snow pack.
A warmer atmosphere drives more extreme precipitation across
all storm types, which in turn increases the the risk of flooding.