Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Climate Change Makes Major Snowstorms More Likely - Union of Concerned Scientists



Heavy Snowpack, “Spring Creep” Raise Threat Of Record Floods
 

WASHINGTON (March 1, 2011) – Global warming is “loading the dice” to increase the frequency of record-setting snowstorms like those that have pounded the United States and Europe the past two winters. Full report here.

Credit: Reuters

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Glacier collapse caused Nepal’s deadly flash flood — a sign of things to come?

Journal  nature Global warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods. Story here.