Climate Change and the West
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Dancing with Climate Change
In California's White Mountains, scientists ponder the fate of beardtongues, bristlecone pines and butterflies in a rapidly warming world.
by J. Madeleine Nash, Oct 04, 2010 -
Climate change: Check the data yourself
A collaborative online effort allows both skeptics and believers to study and compare the scientific data regarding climate change.
by Debra Peters and William deBuys, Jul 13, 2010 -
Pika politics
Biologists disagree over whether the American pika should be listed as endangered, largely due to a warming climate.
by Molly Samuel, Apr 25, 2010 -
Good night, sweet trees
A scientist sees a Shakespearean tragedy unfold in the West’s dying aspen forests, victims of climate change.
by William R.L. Anderegg, Feb 26, 2010 -
A nature lover's bucket list
Time is running out to see the natural wonders that are endangered by rampant global warming.
by Tim Lydon, Feb 15, 2010 -
Bear witness to climate change
To imagine what your corner of the West will be like in a warmer climate, consider how different plants and animals are at a lower elevation.
by Pepper Trail, Feb 03, 2010 -
Out of the frying pan . . .
If we don’t deal with climate change now, we’ll face horrendous social and economic consequences.
by Auden Schendler and Mark Trexler , Jan 06, 2010 -
The big bonfire
The economy is stuck in a ditch, but on climate change the U.S. is finally moving in the right direction.
by Randy Udall, Dec 30, 2009 -
Climate change threatens our livelihoods -- and yours
The CEOs of two outdoor-recreation-based companies favor strong legislation to stave off climate change, not just to save the planet but to help the economy.
by Steve Rendle and Mike Kaplan, Nov 12, 2009 -
Living on Glacial Time
Climate change is altering the lands we call home in ways we'd never imagined.
by Ana Maria Spagna, Sep 13, 2009 -
Northward
The unexpected loveliness of the song of the varied thrush reminds the author that the birds are on the move, driven by climate change.
by David Oates , Jul 07, 2009 -
Modern-day La Mancha
Are wind-turbine-fighting environmentalists re-enacting Don Quixote's crusade against windmills -- while ignoring the real monster of climate change?
by Jonathan Thompson , Jun 17, 2009 -
Back to the future
A long time ago, the earth warmed considerably; now, scientists study fossils to find out what happened – and what it might mean for us today.
by J. MADELEINE NASH, Oct 13, 2008 -
Shifting sands in Navajoland
On the drought-stricken Navajo Nation, scientist Margaret Hiza Redsteer studies the movement of sand dunes.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jun 23, 2008 -
Unnatural Preservation
Public-land managers in the era of global warming face uncomfortable choices: Do they intervene to protect dying plants and animals, or stand back and let this new version of “nature” take its course?
by M. Martin Smith and Fiona Gow, Feb 04, 2008 -
A Climate Change Solution?
Pete McGrail believes the volcanic basalt that underlies the Columbia River Basin may hold a cure for global warming: carbon sequestration.
by Valerie Brown, Sep 03, 2007 -
Into thin air?
Global warming spurs calls for new dams in the West – but where will the water come from to fill them?
by Matt Jenkins, Apr 30, 2007 -
Facts about greenhouse gas emissions
Sprinkled throughout the lead story are "fun facts" about what causes greenhouse gas emissions and what people can do to reduce them
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006 -
Save Our Snow
Faced with rising temperatures and a passive federal government, Western towns such as Aspen, Colo., are beginning to work out a local approach to combating global warming
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006 -
The Ghosts of Yosemite
Modern-day scientists, retracing the path of Joseph Grinnell in Yosemite National Park, document conspicuous changes in the natural world and find a culprit unimagined by biologists 100 years ago: global warming
by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 17, 2005
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