colorado floods: heavy precipitation events are on the rise
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Rain and snow are falling more intensely across the U.S. Climate change is expected to amplify the trend.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Heavy precipitation events increasing 9/13/2013
2. Days with very heavy precipitation increasing Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program 1958-2007 3. Deluges becoming more common Source: EPA 4. Recently, more areas experiencing very wet years Source: EPA 5. ecowest.org Download more slides and other resources 9/13/2013 5