Reposted by Dr. Areidy Beltran-Peña
Abrupt snowmelt due to “snow-eater heat waves” in Western US can cause flooding AND snow droughts, & affects water resources. Since 1850, simulated snow-eaters avg ~3-5 days, with 3-5 events, doubling melt rates. 7 of 11 spring superfloods coincided w/snow-eaters.
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Snow-eater heat waves of the western United States
Snow-eater heat waves are defined, identified, and shown to nearly double usual western United States spring snowmelt rates.
