Dartmouth College: Extreme Precipitation in Northeast to Increase 52% by 2099
June 08, 2023
June 08, 2023
HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 8 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release:
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A new study projects more heavy rainfall events in the region due to climate change.
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With a warmer climate creating more humid conditions in the Northeast, extreme precipitation events--defined as at least 1.5 inches of heavy rainfall or melted snowfall in a day--are projected to increase in the Northeast by 52% by the end of the century, . . .
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A new study projects more heavy rainfall events in the region due to climate change.
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With a warmer climate creating more humid conditions in the Northeast, extreme precipitation events--defined as at least 1.5 inches of heavy rainfall or melted snowfall in a day--are projected to increase in the Northeast by 52% by the end of the century, . . .