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With shrinking snowpack, drought predictability melting away

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avatar With shrinking snowpack, drought predictability melting away
April 20, 2020 02:44PM
On April 1, water managers across the West use the amount of snowpack present as a part of a simple equation to calculate the available water supply for a given region that year. Historically, this method has accurately predicted whether large areas of the western U.S. will experience drought and to what degree. But new research from CU Boulder suggests that during the 21st century, our ability to predict drought using snow will literally melt away.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200420125506.htm
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