A new multi-year study has determined that reduced winter snowfall in mountainous regions as a result of climate change is causing cascading shifts in plant life and animal communities by … [Read full article]
Tag: Snowpack
Rocky Mountain Snowpack Declines Tremendous in Recent Decades
A study released today by the United States Geological Survey notes that the decline in snowpack in the Rocky Mountains since the 1980s is unusual compared to the historical evidence gathered from the previous centuries.
Pollutants in the Springtime Melting Snow
Spring has arrived for the northern hemisphere and the snow is beginning to melt. But according to a new study out of the University of Toronto, Scarborough (UTSC), the snow melt brings with it a massive uptick in pollutants.