Rain comes to the Arctic, with a cascade of troubling changes
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Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called rain-on-snow events are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them.
  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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    4 months ago

    I’ve seen piles of snow after a parking lot gets plowed that will last days, even weeks of sunshine, but one rainy day and they disappear. Running water cuts right through ice. Positive feedback to the acceleration.