GLIN==> Climate Change Leading to More Snow?

 An apt question for this snowy day in March...
Is Climate Change Leading to More Snow? *University of Michigan researchers
publish paper on the potential impacts of climate change on lake-effect snow
*

What impact is climate change having on the Great Lakes region? It’s a
broad question and one that is most likely to be answered in pieces.

One such piece may be lake-effect snow, according to David Wright, a
doctoral student in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS)
program at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. Wright
teamed up with Dr. Derek Posselt, assistant professor, and Dr. Allison
Steiner, associate professor, also of AOSS. They built climate scenarios
and produced a paper on their lake-effect snow findings.

*Sensitivity of Lake-effect Snowfall to Lake Ice Cover and Temperature in
the Great Lakes Region *has been accepted and submitted for publication in
the American Meteorological Society’s publication, Monthly Weather Review.
Wright is the lead author.

Wright said explaining climate change is challenging because the way
climate is studied is very different from how people typically relate to
climate.

“In recent years, studies have predicted changes to our climate,” he said.
“While these studies are valid, humans do not interact with our environment
on climate time scales (years to decades)..."

To read the full story, see: Climate change and lake-effect
snow<http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/publications/feature-stories/climate-change-leads-to-more-snow/>



Questions? Contact:
*Stephanie Ariganello*
Communications Coordinator
Michigan Sea Grant
Stephaa at umich.edu
734-615-0400
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