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

Published: May 23rd, 2012

Image of the Day: A Technicolor Land of Extremes

Published: May 17th, 2012

After Dry ‘Rainy Season,’ Calif. Faces High Wildfire Risks

Published: May 11th, 2012

Image of the Day: Low Water Flow Triggers Avian Cholera

Published: April 29th, 2012

Heat Wave Bakes West, Sets Marks & Hits High Note of 113

Published: April 24th, 2012

Image of the Day: Let Sleeping Volcanoes Lie

Published: March 17th, 2012

Avalanches Taking Toll; Foreshadowing the Future?

Published: February 24th, 2012

Rare February Blizzard Rages in Denver

Published: February 3rd, 2012

Freak Wind Storm Wallops Western States

Published: December 2nd, 2011, Last Updated: December 2nd, 2011

Extreme Weather and Climate Change: The Midwest

Published: November 16th, 2011

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Published: November 16th, 2011

Climate Change Tempers Good News About Colorado River Basin Water Supply

Published: July 13th, 2011

Climate in the Golden State: A Look at “Cal-Adapt”

Published: June 30th, 2011

Southwest Wildfires and Global Warming, Explained

Published: June 15th, 2011, Last Updated: June 21st, 2011

Record Fires and Floods Threaten Southwest, Upper Midwest

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

Weeds From Hell in a Greenhouse World

Published: June 1st, 2011

Public Lands Ripe for Renewable Energy Development, Report Says

Published: May 26th, 2011

Building to the Future

Published: May 19th, 2011

To Save Energy, Utilities Tap into Our Competitive Instincts

Published: May 12th, 2011

Rising Seas On Tap for the West Coast?

Published: May 4th, 2011

News, Blogs & Features

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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