Research tidbit: Where will snow survive in a warming world?
Even if mean annual snowfall decreases, an increase in the intensity of snowfall events could prevent snow ablation, or the loss of snow due to melting, sublimation or evaporation. … In this study, Marshall et al. (2020) analyze spatial patterns in snowfall using both observational data from snow networks across the Mountain West [from the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains to the Rockies] and outputs from climate change simulations.