Winter Westerly Winds Shifting North (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Winter Westerly Winds Shifting North

Caption

The late-winter/early-spring storm activity in the western US has shifted north since the late 1970s. This graphic shows how the peak winter storm tracks have shifted poleward since 1978. The blue line shows the storm track for February, March and April of 1978. The red line shows the track for the same months during the year 1997.

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Stephanie McAfee, the University of Arizona, 2008.

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