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Rainfalls increased in Canada
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northeast USA but decrease in
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southwest USA and Mexico.
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Major climate
features that affect the
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rainfalls: (1) mid-latitude storms, (2)
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tropical cyclone, (3) North American
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monsoon.
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Projections: (1) more
positive AO
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(i.e., northward shift of storm track), (2)
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weaker N.-A. monsoon, (3) intensified
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subtropical high in the eastern Pacific.
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In California:
(1) increase in extreme
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hot events, (2) larger diurnal
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temperature range, (3) increase
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precipitation extreme in cold seasons.
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