Getting rain instead of snow will also change the variation in water availability at different times of year, and dams set up to capture snowmelt may no longer be optimally placed to capture rainfall.

• 出现只下雨而不是雪的情况，将会在一年中的不同时间段改变水的可用性形态，那些用于控制融雪的水坝也将不再是雨水的合适驻地。