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Desert droughts can lead to mountain snow loss
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According to a new study led by National Snow and Ice Data Center scientist, Tom Painter, wind-blown dust from drought-stricken areas can shorten the duration of mountain snow cover hundreds of miles away by about a month. The study, which appeared in the June 23rd online edition of Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), found that seasonal snow coverage in Colorado's San Juan Mountains disappeared 18 to 35 days early because of heavy dust deposition from the distant Colorado Plateau....The Plateau lies 200 miles (320k) away, where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico form the Four Corners region.

It was already understood that dust reduces the snow's reflectivity, allowing more of the sun's energy to warm the snow pack and causing it to melt earlier. However, the size of the impact was not really known before.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Abstract: http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007/2007GL030284.shtml
Article from: http://www.ropeways.net/index.htm?karo=1122
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There have been similar studies before, suggesting soot from fossil fuels lands on the snow and ice and melts glaciers faster.
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