It's Snowing Less And Raining More in The Arctic, And That's Bad News

The parts of the north that are not very polar are now.

Many regions are likely to transform from snowfall to rain.

John Walsh, chief scientist at the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, told the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union on Tuesday that the transition is happening already.

He said that rain will become the main form of precipitation over most of the fringes in the near future.

According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, there is a chance of rain in parts of the northern part of the world as early as the 2060's.

Climate change is being caused by greenhouse gases emitted by humans' use of fossil fuels.

According to the report card, the polar region continues to warm more quickly than the rest of the planet.

Sea birds are dying and the tundra is turning green due to that.

It's also that there is a change in the area. We're losing it in some areas. That is a problem for the world.

Climate change can be caused by a rainyarctic losing its snow cover more quickly and exposing more frozen ground that is slowly melting and releasing dangerous greenhouse gas methane.

Some tundra doesn't look so Arctic anymore

For the first time this year, it has been found that the precipitation in the northern hemisphere is increasing.

The precipitation story is finally emerging, according to the leader of atmospheric sciences at the University of Alaska.

What's causing more rain

Walsh said there are a few possibilities.

1. More moisture is available as sea ice melts away, leaving more open ocean to evaporate into the atmosphere.
2. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, allowing it to drop more rain or snow.
3. More storms are passing over more open water, and warmer water. That can fuel more intense storms with heavier precipitation.

There is more snow in the cold regions of eastern Siberia or northern Canada.

Rain falls on top of snow in southwest Alaska. In December of 2021, there was almost an inch and a half of rain and then a freeze.

The roads got dangerous. The schools are not open. The grass was covered with ice.

Walsh said that the ice layer can last for months until the spring thaw.

Rain is blending seasons together

There are places like southwest Alaska that are primed for big wildfires as snow is melted earlier and more shrubs grow in its place.

The Alaskan wildfire season ended with 3 million acres burned statewide, which was more than any previous season.

A group of researchers is trying to determine if the tundra in southwest Alaska should be reclassified as sub-arctic.

A lot of us have been reflecting on how things have changed over time. She said that it has changed a lot. I don't know what they will look like in a decade.

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