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Unabated global warming threatens West's snowpack, water supply

2016-06-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inside Climate News: The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, as well as mountains across the West, has been shrinking and threatening water supply as the globe warms. Low-elevation snowpack across the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades will disappear in the coming decades if global warming continues unabated, according to a new study. The changes will cause water shortages in the region and dry out forests and grasslands, the study's authors say. According to the research, the snow line--the altitude...

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