runoff

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The researchers found that while runoff and thawing are increasing across the region, the largest rise in carbon export is occurring in northwest Alaska.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“More and more of our annual runoff is occurring in the winter months, and that’s because it’s more rain, less snow and faster snow melt.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In an effort to stand out and make it through to a June runoff, many candidates are amping up the rhetoric.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“If she ends up in a runoff against Raman, she can run as a tough-on-crime centrist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Waterways used to channel runoff from the fields.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby