snowmelt

noun

snow·melt ˈsnō-ˌmelt

: runoff produced by melting snow

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Warmer spring and summer temperatures, reduced snowpack and earlier spring snowmelt create longer and more intense dry seasons that increase moisture stress on vegetation and make forests more susceptible to severe wildfires. —

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 In the West, snowmelt supplies up to 75% of the water supply for some states, according to past U.S. Geological Survey data. —

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024 This heavy rainfall and snowmelt could cause flash flooding and may impact travel. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 For example, an outburst flood that flows into a large lake basin that’s been depleted during a drought year will have far less impact on a downstream community than a flood draining into a narrow riverbed already swollen with snowmelt. —

Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowmelt