Expect more extreme rain and snow in the future, NOAA says

[Crabtownboy]

Best keep a good umbrella on hand.

WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- Extreme weather can apparently be directly linked to global warming, at least according to federal climate scientists.
A new weather model put out by climatologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- the U.S. federal science agency responsible for monitoring the planet's oceans and atmosphere -- predicts that rain will fall in larger and larger concentrations, thanks to a warming planet.

If climate models hold true and the planet continues to warm, much of the Northwest, Northeast and Midwest can expect torrential downpours to become increasingly common.

"Several major watersheds are predicted to have more days of extreme rainfall by the middle of the century, including the Pacific Northwest, the Ohio River Basin, the Great Lakes, and parts of the Great River and Missouri River Basin," the NOAA said in a news release.



Read more: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/201...future-NOAA-says/3921394205263/#ixzz2vaXcmOwy

 

[Jon-Marc]

I hope our future winters are just like this one has been. We have had mostly sunny and very warm days (mostly in the 60's F to the 80's F) all winter long. Except for the heavy winds, this has been the best winter I've ever experienced.