Dartmouth-led study finds heavier precipitation in the northeast began in 1996

(Dartmouth College) Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A Dartmouth-led study finds that the increase in extreme Northeast storms occurred as an abrupt shift in 1996, particularly in the spring and fall, rather than as a steady change over several decades. The findings were published in an early online release of the American Meteorological Society's 'Journal of Hydrometeorology.'

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 24, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news