extreme precipitation: where is all that water coming from?

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EXTREME PRECIPITATION: WHERE IS ALL THAT WATER COMING FROM?

Allison Steiner Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

Impact of precipitation on the Great Lakes

Precipitation over the Midwest has increased over the past 100 years

National Climate Assessment 2014

15% may not be much, but….

Where is moisture coming from and how does climate change affect the hydrological cycle?

Precipitation: Local feedbacks

Precipitation: Large scale dynamics

Lake feedbacks and lake surface temperatures

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