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How much snow accumulates in North America each year? More than scientists thought

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Date: 2018-03-13 21:53:09
Blog: Geospace
URL: https://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2018/03/13/how-much-snow-accumulates-in-north-america-each-year-more-than-scientists-thought/

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There’s a lot more snow piling up in the mountains of North America than anyone knew, according to a first-of-its-kind study. Scientists have revised an estimate of snow volume for the entire continent, and they’ve discovered that snow accumulation in a typical year is 50 percent higher than previously thought. The post How much snow accumulates in North America each year? More than scientists thought appeared first on GeoSpace.

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