EnvironmentClimate change is turning snow to rain and raising risk of floods Warmer temperatures increase the amount of precipitation that falls as rain instead of snow, leading to more extreme rainfall in snowy places 51¶¯Âþ
EnvironmentNorth Atlantic Ocean has reached record-high surface temperatures Clouds of dust blown from the Sahara desert generally have a cooling effect on the North Atlantic, but the winds that blow the dust are weaker than usual, possibly due to El Niño 51¶¯Âþ