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In the dog days of a hot summer, Allen Best wonders if air
conditioning is altogether a good thing.
by Allen Best,
Aug 13, 2007
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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
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Some hunters are blaming the Big Bad Wolf for a decline in
the northern Yellowstone elk herd, but Dan Whipple points out that
recent weather – and Montana hunting policy – are more
likely to be responsible.
by Dan Whipple,
Jul 16, 2008
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In Thin Ice: Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in
the World’s Highest Mountain Ranges, mountain
climber and physicist Mark Bowen follows researchers who are
finding clues to climate change in high-altitude tropical
glaciers
by John Krist,
Jun 26, 2006
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The abandonment of the American Southwest by the Anasazi
700 years ago – and the destruction of New Orleans by
Hurricane Katrina today – show that all civilizations are
fragile, complex, and ultimately at the mercy of the
climate
by Greg Hanscom,
Oct 03, 2005
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If the United States doesn’t come up with an
intelligent energy strategy, global warming could spell the end of
the ski industry
by Pat O'Donnell,
May 16, 2005
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This winter’s weird weather has everybody talking,
but nobody wants to tackle the big question: Is global warming
finally hitting the West?
by Greg Hanscom,
Jul 16, 2008
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An unusual winter sends ripples through the West's water
and wildlife systems, and leaves scientists wondering whether
global warming is the cause.
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Jul 16, 2008
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It’s high time Arizona realized it’s a desert,
and has to share the Colorado River with six other dry Western
states
by Greg Hanscom,
Mar 21, 2005
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Human beings can learn a lot from our wild animal cousins,
but we need to pay more attention to them — especially to the
ones we flatten on the highways
by Paul Larmer,
Feb 07, 2005
