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Dirty snow causes early runoff in Cascades, Rockies

Soot from pollution causes winter snowpacks to warm, shrink and warm some more. This continuous cycle sends snowmelt streaming down mountains as much as a month early, a new study finds. How pollution affects a mountain range's natural water reservoirs is important for water resource managers in the western United States and Canada who plan for hydroelectricity generation, fisheries and farming.[Full Story…]

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Bruce D. Kay Invited to Join Journal of Chemical Physics Editorial Board

Congratulations to Dr. Bruce D. Kay of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, who accepted an invitation to join the editorial board of the Journal of Chemical Physics. [Full story…]