ASSOCIATED PRESS: Rising sea levels, more intense flooding and downpours, as well as weak snowpacks should be expected.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Rising sea levels, more intense flooding and downpours, as well as weak snowpacks should be expected.
Under the most optimistic projections for future greenhouse gas emissions, the average air temperatures in Puget Sound are projected to rise by 2.9 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit by the 2050s, according to the report by the school’s Climate Impacts Group.
“When you look at the projected changes, it’s dramatic,” said Guillaume Mauger, lead author and a UW research scientist.
