Snow can disappear straight into the atmosphere in hot, dry weather
- Written by: Steven R. Fassnacht, Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
In high alpine terrain, sun and dry air can turn snow straight into water vapor. Jeffrey Pang/WikimediaCommons, CC BY.jpg#/media/File:Matterhorn_(4448885336).jpg){kind=link}
Creeks, rivers and lakes that are fed by melting snow across the U.S. West are already running low as of mid-July 2021, much to the worry of farmers, biologists and snow hydrologists like me. This is not surprising in California,...
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