Over the next 100 years, climate models suggest that warmer temperatures will very likely lead to greater climate variability and an increase in the risk of hydrologic extremes, ., floods and droughts. Perhaps the most significant and likely impact is a change in the timing of runoff in watersheds with large amounts of winter snowfall as higher temperatures lead to an increase in the ratio of rain to snow, faster snowmelt runoff, and earlier loss of snow. Many regions may see an increase in the intensity of precipitation events, which will likely result in increasing sedimentation and leaching of.
