Projected increases and shifts in rain-on-snow flood risk over western North America

Projected increases and shifts in rain-on-snow flood risk over western North America

Projected increases and shifts in rain-on-snow flood risk over western North America, Published online: 06 August 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0236-4

Rain-on-snow events pose a significant flood risk. High-resolution model simulations reveal that such events will increase in frequency in the higher elevations of western North America, resulting in a 20–200% enhancement of flood risk.