Westspit Braddock Bay

Thursday, December 31, 2015

"Great Lakes Level Trends Completely Uncertain" - Increasing precipitation in forecast


Research from NYS DEC:  Summary of Projected Temperature and Precipitation Changes in NYS over the next century

Climate Change Risk
     2020s
     2050s
    2080s
     2100
Change in Precipitation
(Middle Range – 25th to 75th Percentile)
1–8% increase
3–12% increase
4–15% increase
1–21 % increase

Change in Precipitation (High Estimate – 90th Percentile)
8–10 % increase
12–15% increase
15–19% increase
24–26% increase    or greater

Change in Temperature
1.5 – 3.0° F
3.0 - 5.5° F
4.0 – 9.0°F

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