“Snow eaters” are a new category of heat wave, marked by unseasonably warm weather that strips mountains of their snowpack.
A new study out of Science Advances defines these new “snow-eater heat waves,” which can lead to sudden flooding and make it harder to manage water resources.
We discuss the consequences of these heat waves with Kate Yoder, senior staff writer at Grist.
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