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EXTREME PRECIPITATION: WHERE IS ALL THAT WATER COMING FROM? Allison Steiner Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

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Page 1: Extreme Precipitation: Where is all that water coming from?

EXTREME PRECIPITATION: WHERE IS ALL THAT WATER COMING FROM?

Allison Steiner Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

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Impact of precipitation on the Great Lakes

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Precipitation over the Midwest has increased over the past 100 years

National Climate Assessment 2014

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15% may not be much, but….

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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