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Northern Arizona University: What Altered Snowfall Means for Ecosystems

By: Northern Arizona
Date: August 9, 2023
Rocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryCrested ButteColorado RiverAmerican West

Summary

(TNSes) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Winter is changing. What does that mean for the future? In the American West, mountains see less snowfall, higher spring temperatures that melt the snow earlier and increasingly warm summers. How does that affect the microorganisms an