"Snow-lovers in North America are in for a disappointing few decades.
Researchers say climate change is now expected to lead to drastic reductions in annual snowfall rates over the next seventy years -- falling by half in a few extreme cases.
"The vast majority of the U.S. experiences snowfall loss, with the greatest percentages occurring in the south, along the eastern coast, and the Pacific Northwest," say the authors of the report, which was released by the U.S. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In Canada, southern Ontario and parts of the Atlantic Coast will see fewer snow, but B.C.'s lower mainland will see an even more drastic reduction.
The U.S. Great Plains and Canadian Prairies will see relatively less snowfall loss.
Only the polar regions and high mountain peaks of the continent will see more snowfall."
