http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16436 In his new book, The Worst Hard Time, Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the 1930s No publisher Gail Binkly Agriculture Crops Weather Western History Socio-Economics Tim Egan The Worst Hard Time Dust Bowl Great Plains Great Depression drought dust storms farming agriculture natural disasters history homesteaders wheat farmers Ogallala Aquifer topsoil 2011-11-21T22:40:17Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/325/16388 Whatever the cause, the weather in the West this last year has been wild and wacky No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Weather Climate Change Western states climate change floods drought global warming NOAA precipitation dust storms haboob Phoenix Arizona Washington mudslides Oregon windstorms California moisture Nevada dryness Colorado snowpack ski resorts Montan Science 2011-11-12T23:32:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/325/16378 In the desert Southwest of 2030 Big Daddy Drought runs the show, California claims all the water, and a water tick named Lolo ekes out a rugged living removing tamarisk. No publisher Paolo Bacigalupi The 1922 Colorado River Compact irrigation sci-fi rights imagined futures Science Tamarisk Hunter tamarisk California water law water Science fiction Paolo Bacigalupi Weather future scenarios Climate Change Dams and Water Supply Projects drought fiction short stories SF 2011-11-12T21:30:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/344/16940 Despite a relatively snowy winter here in western Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous consequences for the desert Southwest, particularly Phoenix. No publisher Paul Larmer seasonal Charlie Ester spring water supply Resources Con Arizona Craig Childs Phoenix Water moisture Colorado snowpack Natural Science global warming change winter climate hydrology Colorado Climate change Mike Gillespie Paonia Weather changes archaeology Salt River Project 2010-08-06T22:24:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16294 The writer looks at the mounting evidence on global warming No publisher John Krist Weather Climate Change Science 2010-02-05T09:29:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16692 The writer recounts the joys of minor flash flooding at Arches and notes that rains once again flooded a road inside the park No publisher Jim Stiles Weather National Park Service 2010-02-05T09:28:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16938 Just as winter turns into spring, Paul Larmer watches a young elk die in western Colorado. No publisher Paul Larmer Weather Paul Larmer Lisa Larmer rural life western Colorado elk yearlings wildlife seasons spring winter Kirk Madariaga biology Colorado Division of Wildlife starvation animal populations mortality nature 2010-02-05T09:46:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15568 The writer watches with awe as snowmelt pulses through her town No publisher Kerry Brophy Weather Floods 2010-02-05T09:46:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17594 Randy Udall hopes this year’s cold and snowy winter reminds Rocky Mountain Westerners that the best way to stay warm is by conserving energy. No publisher Randy Udall Weather Energy conservation Rocky Mountain winter snowmobile accidents extreme weather survival heat and cold Randy Udall 2010-02-05T09:46:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15359 The writer looks at buildings sliding down a hill and says, 'No more.' No publisher John Krist Weather Climate Change Human Beings And Nature 2010-02-05T09:45:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15250 The writer welcomes the latest moisture but says we still need to learn the lessons of drought No publisher Paul Larmer Weather Climate Change 2010-02-05T09:44:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16961 Laura Paskus lives a mile and a half from the Rio Grande, a river which shares a dubious distinction with India’s Ganges and China’s Yangze: The three are among the Top Ten most endangered rivers on the planet. No publisher Laura Paskus Weather World Wildlife Fund Rivers in Trouble top 10 endangered rivers Rio Grande Albuquerque New Mexico Ganges India Yangtze China pollution drought water use irrigation invasive species endangered species exotic species cottonwood Siberian elm 2010-02-05T09:43:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16466 The writer visits half-full Lake Powell and finds a message for the West No publisher Allen Best Weather Global Warming Dams and Water Supply Projects 2010-02-05T09:42:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/317/16140 Michelle Nijhuis has just won the 2006 Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for her series on global warming in the West, which concludes with this issue’s feature story No publisher Greg Hanscom Weather Climate Change Media Michelle Nijhuis journalism awards Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism global warming climate change High Country News reporters journalists Science 2010-02-05T08:57:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/309/15874 Nutria, destructive beaver-like mammals from South America, are moving into the Skagit River Valley of northwestern Washington, and some believe a warming climate is to blame No publisher Emma Brown Science Climate Change Weather Rodents Nutria exotic wildlife rodents introduced wildlife Skagit River fur industry nuisance wildlife Pamela Meacham global warming climate change warming temperatures Pacific Northwest Philip Mote climatologists The Nature Conservancy trapping h 2010-02-05T08:31:28Z News Article