Image of the Day: Low Water Flow Triggers Avian Cholera
More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands of Oregon and California, according to federal wildlife officials. The drier conditions force the birds to gather in smaller areas and those crowded conditions help spread the disease. Avian cholera appears in… Read More
Heat Wave Bakes West, Sets Marks & Hits High Note of 113
During the past seven days, 746 daily recordhigh temperatures were set or tied, along with 400 daily record=high minimum temperatures, according to the National Climatic Data Center. More impressive is the fact that 99 monthly record-high temperatures were set or tied during this same period, along with 22 monthly record-high minimum temperatures.… Read More
Image of the Day: Let Sleeping Volcanoes Lie
Scientists now believe crater erupted later than once thought, when Death Valley resembled much like it is today. It was first thought that when the Ubehebe Crater was formed, Death Valley was much wetter than it is today. … Read More
Rare February Blizzard Rages in Denver
While snow in Colorado isn't unusual, it's rare for Denver and eastern Colorado to get a storm of this magnitude during February. Most of Denver's snow comes during the fall and spring, and this storm may break records for the biggest February snowstorm.… Read More
Freak Wind Storm Wallops Western States
Historically, Santa Ana winds have been associated with major wildfire outbreaks, but in this case there were only scattered fires reported.… Read More
Climate in the Golden State: A Look at “Cal-Adapt”
A new website allows Californians to understand how climate change might affect their community.… Read More
Record Fires and Floods Threaten Southwest, Upper Midwest
Now covering more than 638 square miles, the Wallow Fire is so far listed as the second largest wildfire in Arizona’s history, and it's only getting larger.… Read More
To Save Energy, Utilities Tap into Our Competitive Instincts
Utility companies are trying a novel approach to improving energy conservation: pitting neighbors against neighbors.… Read More
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