Open AccessThe Changing Climate's Snowball Effect
Author(s) -
Korena Howley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo163185
Subject(s) - snowball earth , climate change , geology , oceanography , paleontology , glacial period
Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt?