▁c ) ▁changes ▁in ▁soil ▁mo ist ure ▁due ▁to ▁sh ifting ▁precip itation ▁reg imes ▁and ▁ev ap o - trans p iration ▁rates , ▁which ▁changes ▁in fil tr ation ▁and ▁run off ▁r ati os ; ▁d ) ▁soil ▁er od ibility ▁changes ▁due ▁to ▁decrease ▁in ▁soil ▁organ ic ▁matter ▁concentr ations ▁in ▁so ils ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁soil ▁structure ▁that ▁is ▁more ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁er os ion ▁and ▁increased ▁run off ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁soil ▁surface ▁se aling ▁and ▁cr ust ing ; ▁e ) ▁a ▁shift ▁of ▁winter ▁precip itation ▁from ▁non - eros ive ▁snow ▁to ▁er os ive ▁ra inf all ▁due ▁to ▁increasing ▁winter ▁temper atures ; ▁f ) ▁mel ting ▁of ▁per ma f rost , ▁which ▁indu ces ▁an ▁er od ible ▁soil ▁state ▁from ▁a ▁previously ▁non - er od ible ▁one ; ▁and ▁g ) ▁sh ifts ▁in ▁land ▁use ▁made ▁necessary ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁new ▁clim atic ▁reg imes . ▁ ▁Studies ▁by ▁Pr us ki ▁and ▁Near ing ▁indicated ▁that , ▁other ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁land ▁use ▁un cons ider ed , ▁it ▁is ▁reasonable ▁to ▁expect ▁approximately ▁a ▁ 1 . 7 % ▁change ▁in ▁soil ▁er os ion ▁for ▁each ▁ 1 % ▁change ▁in ▁total ▁precip itation ▁under ▁climate ▁change . ▁In ▁recent ▁studies , ▁there ▁are ▁predicted ▁increases ▁of ▁ra inf all ▁er os ivity ▁by ▁ 1 7 % ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 % ▁in