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Wildfires Out West

Published: April 28th, 2011 in Impacts, Trends, Climate, Extremes, Drought, Heat, Wildfires, Landscapes, States of Change, United States, West

In different parts of the American West, climate influences wildfires in unexpected ways.

What We Know For Sure

Published: June 1st, 2009 in Causes, Greenhouse Gases, Trends, Flora & Fauna, Energy, Fossil Fuels, States of Change, United States, West

No scientist disputes that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and that it is increasing in the atmosphere. And careful detective work shows that the increase has chemical fingerprints — from us.

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Satellite-derived images comparing the first full week of April in years with early (2002) vs. late (2008) snowmelt.

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