The Arctic could get more rain and less snow sooner than projected. Here’s why that matters.
By Brady Dennis and Kasha Patel Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images
The planet’s warming is transforming the sprawling and fragile Arctic, moving it toward a future that can be summed up in four words: more rain, less snow. But now researchers say that unprecedented shift — and the profound impacts that are likely to accompany it — could come decades sooner than previously thought.
11/30/21