Under climate change, the mountain snowpack worldwide is being reduced. Now, research warns of a likely transition to low-to-no snowpack in the American Cordillera, with consequences for freshwater availability.
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Hoyos Rincón, I.C. American Cordillera snow futures. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 1088–1089 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01529-9
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