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Western U.S. Faces ‘Extreme’ Wildfire Risk Now and Later

Published: May 23rd, 2012

“Chasing Ice” Catches Up to Earth’s Changing Climate

Published: March 8th, 2012

Avalanches Taking Toll; Foreshadowing the Future?

Published: February 24th, 2012

Is Global Warming Hot Again in Hollywood?

Published: February 9th, 2012

Rare February Blizzard Rages in Denver

Published: February 3rd, 2012

Montana Oil Spill Illustrates Climate-Related Risks to Pipelines, Experts Say

Published: July 8th, 2011

Record Fires and Floods Threaten Southwest, Upper Midwest

Published: June 11th, 2011, Last Updated: June 11th, 2011

Global Warming Brings Unusual Springtime Snowpack Decline in the West, New Study Finds

Published: June 9th, 2011

Weeds From Hell in a Greenhouse World

Published: June 1st, 2011

Building to the Future

Published: May 19th, 2011

Can Rain Cause More Fire?

Published: April 27th, 2011

The Great Water Heist

Published: January 18th, 2011

Running Toward Empty?: Part Two

Published: January 18th, 2011

Running Toward Empty?

Published: January 18th, 2011

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

Published: September 3rd, 2009

Warming climate is helping bark beetles spread in the West

Published: September 3rd, 2009

Bark beetle outbreaks may influence forest fire risk

Published: September 3rd, 2009

Warmer temperatures are promoting wildfires in the American West

Published: September 3rd, 2009

Snow is melting weeks earlier in the American West

Published: September 3rd, 2009

The western fire season is growing months longer

Published: September 3rd, 2009

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May 23rd, 2012 - A River Runs Through It: Scientists Explain Arctic Mercury
May 23rd, 2012 - Western U.S. Faces ‘Extreme’ Wildfire Risk Now and Later
May 23rd, 2012 - The Issue of Population is More Than a Little Radioactive
May 23rd, 2012 - Image of the Day: The Elephant in the Living Room
May 22nd, 2012 - G-8 Leaders Agree to Cut Short-Lived Greenhouse Gases

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