Global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt than previously was thought in certain regions of the western U.S., possibly increasing wildfire risk and creating difficult water management challenges for agriculture, ecosystems, and urban populations, contend researchers from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

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Global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt than previously was thought in certain regions of the western U.S., possibly increasing wildfire risk and creating difficult water management challenges for agriculture, ecosystems, and urban populations, contend researchers from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. "Because snow is more reflective than the ground or vegetation beneath it, it keeps the surface...