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How climate change dries up mountain streams
2016-04-13 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: The western United States relies on mountain snow for its water supply. Water stored as snow in the mountains during winter replenishes groundwater and drives river runoff in spring, filling reservoirs for use later in summer. But how could a warming globe and a changing climate interrupt this process? In a new study in Environmental Research Letters, a team of hydrologists that includes University of Utah professor Paul Brooks answers...
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