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Extreme Weather and Climate Change: The Midwest

Published: November 16th, 2011
Last revised: November 18th, 2011

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

Published: September 3rd, 2009
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

Warming climate is helping bark beetles spread in the West

Published: September 3rd, 2009
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

Bark beetle outbreaks may influence forest fire risk

Published: September 3rd, 2009
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

The American West is getting warmer

Published: September 3rd, 2009
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

Warmer temperatures are promoting wildfires in the American West

Published: September 3rd, 2009
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

Snow is melting weeks earlier in the American West

Published: September 3rd, 2009
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

The western fire season is growing months longer

Published: September 3rd, 2009
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

News, Blogs & Features

May 19th, 2013 - Study Projects Steep Increase in NYC Heat-Related Deaths
May 19th, 2013 - Rising Temperatures in Europe Leave Ducks Grounded
May 18th, 2013 - Clouds ‘Cool Earth Less Than Once Thought’
May 18th, 2013 - Tornadoes Resume; Drought Divides; Fish on the Move
May 17th, 2013 - Weather Service to Add Major Might to Computing Power

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Northern Rockies Forest Wildfires

Number of large wildfires on forested federal lands in the Northern Rockies region, including western Montana.