Publication: CNN

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: Swain said it would concern him if the West sees a series of warmer storms in the next months. One of the signatures of a warming climate, he said, is that storms are becoming increasingly warmer, bringing rain instead of snow to higher elevations.

UCLA News: Swain warned that “thirstiness of the atmosphere” may likely be higher than it used to be, despite this wet year. “Once things clear out and dry out,” he said, “the atmosphere is going to pull a lot of that water back out of the landscape faster than it used to.”

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