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Recent western tree-kill by bark beetles has been the worst recorded

Published: September 3rd, 2009 in Impacts, Climate, Flora & Fauna, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

Warming climate is helping bark beetles spread in the West

Published: September 3rd, 2009 in Impacts, Climate, Flora & Fauna, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

Bark beetle outbreaks may influence forest fire risk

Published: September 3rd, 2009 in Impacts, Responses, Climate, Extremes, Wildfires, Flora & Fauna, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

Warmer temperatures are promoting wildfires in the American West

Published: September 2nd, 2009 in Climate, Extremes, Wildfires, Snow & Ice, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

Snow is melting weeks earlier in the American West

Published: September 2nd, 2009 in Snow & Ice, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

The western fire season is growing months longer

Published: September 2nd, 2009 in Climate, Extremes, Wildfires, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

Much more wildfire burns in the West during years with early snowmelt

Published: September 2nd, 2009 in Climate, Extremes, Wildfires, Snow & Ice, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

Scientists project sharply increasing wildfires in the American West

Published: September 2nd, 2009 in Projections, Climate, Extremes, Wildfires, United States, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, West
Last revised: July 18th, 2010

News, Blogs & Features

Feb 9th, 2012 - Feds Approve First Nuclear Reactors Since 1970s
Feb 9th, 2012 - Challenge of Making Climate Change News Sound Newsy
Feb 9th, 2012 - Is Global Warming Hot Again in Hollywood?
Feb 9th, 2012 - Image the Day: Full Moon Over Washington
Feb 8th, 2012 - Climate Change a Growing Risk For U.S. Water Supplies

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Wildfires in the West

In 2006, wildfires burned seven million acres in the West, the equivalent area of five of the country's largest national parks.

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