University of California, Irvine's environmental engineers have developed a new framework for characterizing snow droughts around the world. "Snow is an important global water resource that plays a vital role in natural processes, agriculture, hydropower and basic socioeconomic conditions of various regions," said lead author Laurie Huning. "While other forms of drought are well-studied, variations in snow droughts on a global scale have been examined to a far lesser extent until now." Read More