UCLA Study: Less Snow and More Rainfall Spell Trouble for California
b'By the 2070s, climate change will reduce snowpack and increase extreme rainfall in the Sierra Nevada and California\\u2019s reservoirs will likely be overwhelmed. That\\u2019s according to a new study by UCLA climate scientists, who predict that run-off during so-called atmospheric rivers\\xa0 will increase by nearly 50 percent, leading to widespread flooding across the state. We\\u2019ll talk about the impact of climate change on Sierra weather patterns and what it all means for the state\\u2019s water supply.'