USNews.com: The planet is warming; we may just have to adapt: "residents here worry that the 'good years' are becoming increasingly rare. According to scientists at the University of Washington, the Pacific Northwest has gotten warmer by 1.5 degrees since 1900, about a half-degree higher than the global average. That might not seem like much, but the effects are being noticed here, particularly in the amount of snow in the Cascades. Since 1949, snowpack in the lower mountain range, a primary source of water for the area, has declined 50 percent, raising the odd specter of water shortages in the rainy Pacific Northwest."
They should move just down the coast to see where their weather has gone... The shifts are happening and what does it all mean?
They should move just down the coast to see where their weather has gone... The shifts are happening and what does it all mean?
