Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes eos.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eos.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called “rain-on-snow events” are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them.