Declining Snowpack in US Four Corners Region (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Declining Snowpack in US Four Corners Region

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The pink-to-red areas in this map of the US Four Corners region (Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico) shows areas with statistically significant decreases in annual snow mass since 1982. Those areas correspond to many of the region's highest mountain ranges. Darker colors represent larger trends. Photo credit: Patrick Broxton, copyright 2018.

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Patrick Broxton, copyright 2018.

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