By the 2070s, climate change will reduce snowpack and increase extreme rainfall in the Sierra Nevada and California’s reservoirs will likely be overwhelmed. That’s according to a new study by UCLA climate scientists, who predict that run-off during so-called atmospheric rivers will increase by nearly 50 percent, leading to widespread flooding across the state. We’ll talk about the impact of climate change on Sierra weather patterns and what it all means for the state’s water supply.
UCLA Study: Less Snow and More Rainfall Spell Trouble for California
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Snow blankets the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles, California on December 26, 2019. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Paul Rogers, environment reporter, San Jose Mercury News
Alex Hall, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences and director of the Center for Climate Science, UCLA