Results for keyword: climate change
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Glaciers offer a glimpse of the distant past
Like tree rings, ice cores create a record of the climate of the past, and the National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver houses the largest collection of polar ice cores in the world
by Allen Best, Jan 24, 2005 -
Who'll stop the rain?
January may have brought rain and snow to parts of the West, but the study of past climates warns us that we still have to learn to live with drought
by Paul Larmer, Jan 24, 2005 -
A beautiful ode to a melting earth
Gretel Ehrlich’s recent book, The Future of Ice: A Journey Into Cold, is an intimate "ode and lament" on global warming and the end of winter
by Stephen J. Lyons, Nov 22, 2004 -
Think global (warming,) act local
The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, a new Colorado nonprofit, is taking a local approach to the global problem of climate change
by Michelle Nijhuis, Nov 08, 2004 -
Dear friends
Election results will be in the next issue; Auden Schendler makes electricity in Snowmass, Colo.; visitors
by Staff, Nov 08, 2004 -
In a warming West, expect more fire
A new scientific study predicts that overall wildfire size in the West will double by 2100 because of global warming
by Michelle Nijhuis, Sep 27, 2004 -
Hot Times - Global Warming in the West
Global Warming is showing up in the West, in everything from receding glaciers to shrinking pika habitat
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jul 19, 2004 -
Of global warming and White House elephants
The Bush administration needs to start dealing with global climate change, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may help to point the way
by Jon Margolis, Jul 19, 2004 -
Global Warming's Unlikely Harbingers
Mountain pine beetles are attacking more forests and more varieties of trees — and thriving at higher elevations than ever before — and some scientists believe global climate change is at the root of the problem
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jul 19, 2004 -
A chance for redemption
The lead essays in this issue find both darkness and hope in the times we live in, and in the reminder that all civilizations – including our own – eventually crumble and fall
by Greg Hanscom, Jun 21, 2004






