Climate change increasing likelihood of extreme snowfall in the French Alps, research suggests

Changes in mean annual maximum snowfall (top row) and average over 100 years (bottom row) at +4°C global warming across various French Alps massif elevations. Credit: Le Roux et al. 2023.

Global warming is often cited as having a negative impact on snow and ice melt in cold regions, yet new research published in The Cryosphere has suggested that extreme snowfall events may be a feature of some locations at higher latitudes and elevations in the decades to come.

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