http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.8/another-water-short-year-in-the-southwest-is-taking-its-toll Generous spring snow storms were a momentary, if welcome, distraction from the region's real weather story: drought. No publisher Cally Carswell Elephant Butte Reservoir drought snowpack Colorado River Rio Grande 2013-05-13T15:46:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.7/seeking-balance-in-oregons-timber-country/bigger-fires-and-evolving-threats-force-changes-in-the-northwest-forest-plan Dynamic forests require flexible management No publisher Nathan Rice megafires Okanagan climate change Washington spotted owl Cascades drought 2013-04-26T22:13:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.4/climate-change-turns-an-already-troubled-ski-industry-on-its-head California's Mammoth Mountain provides a case study on the uncertainty of the ski business, and how global warming threatens to make it even more unpredictable. No publisher Greg Hanscom Sierra Nevada ski business climate change Hot Times Mammoth Mountain resort town global warming recession housing bust Skiing mountain town economics drought 2013-03-11T15:12:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.4/climate-change-turns-an-already-troubled-ski-industry-on-its-head/manmade-snow-is-for-fighting-over In an increasingly arid West, snow-making becomes a more important component of a ski area’s operating plan. But they need water to make snow, and getting it isn’t always easy. No publisher J.R. Logan snow gun snowmaking Sipapu Rio Grande water rights drought Rio Pueblo 2013-03-01T23:06:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.3/conservative-farmers-agree-to-tax-those-who-deplete-groundwater Amid drought and climate change in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, farmers vote for a new approach to rein in their overpumping of groundwater. No publisher Cally Carswell irrigation farm climate change San Luis Valley taxes aquifer groundwater drought agriculture 2013-04-23T16:32:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/west-of-100-droughts-past-present-and-future An oral history of the 1950s drought in West Texas, and a look at what the 2000 to 2004 drought could portend for the future. No publisher Cally Carswell 1950s drought climate change drought west of 100 podcast 2012-08-28T16:48:21Z Audio http://www.hcn.org/wotr/megadrought-the-new-normal Even the weeds are dying in this megadrought, and long time farmers are losing their crops in New Mexico. No publisher Ari LeVaux Harold Trujillo climate change American Southwest collapse of civilizations William deBuys Chaco Canyon A Great Aridness drought megadrought acequia Mesa Verde 2012-07-24T17:03:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.8/bark-beetle-kill-leads-to-bigger-fires-right-well-maybe The connection between bark beetle outbreaks and Western forest fires is more complicated than it might appear. No publisher Gail Wells fir crown fires, Monica Turner, salvage logging, Forest Service lodgepole pines Hot Times Western forests Western wildfires climate change spruce Bark beetle outbreaks drought 2012-07-16T17:54:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.7/low-snowpack-means-a-dry-summer-for-the-west A map shows Western snowpacks as of April 1, 2012, and notes record-breaking heat and dry weather in the Southwest. No publisher Neil LaRubbio Western winter spring melt Hot Times reservoirs runoff drought snowpack 2012-07-16T17:54:48Z Infographic http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-future-of-big-fires-and-tiny-bugs A second-generation forest ranger considers how fire prevention and climate change are affecting the forests he once roamed with his father. No publisher Frank Carroll grazing reform bark beetles climate change forest rangers overgrown forests global warming fire prevention New Mexico Blue River country forest management Frank Carroll Forest Service childhoods National Forest Service forest fires Western landscape drought rural Western life 2012-04-17T18:47:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/302/15652 Arizona’s San Pedro River dries up; Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility is having trouble disposing of rockets; Bush nominates industry lawyer Granta Nakayama to head EPA’s enforcement division No publisher Laura Paskus San Pedro River Arizona drought rivers groundwater pumping Fort Huachuca Robin Silver Center for Biological Diversity Chris Smith USGS Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility Washington Demilitarization Co. chemical weapons destruction pull 2012-04-17T21:48:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15519 If the United States doesn’t come up with an intelligent energy strategy, global warming could spell the end of the ski industry No publisher Pat O'Donnell Recreation Ski Industry Oil and Gas Ski industry Arctic National Wildlife Refuge global warming climate change fossil fuels energy policy oil and gas drilling drought climatologists weather Bill McKibben Amory Lovins Aspen Skiing Company 2012-03-30T22:14:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15509 A wet winter postpones the declaration of a shortage on the Colorado River as the Upper and Lower Basin states continue to squabble over long-strategy for dealing with the region's droughts No publisher Matt Jenkins Dams And Water Supply Projects Colorado River Upper Basin states Lower Basin states 1922 Colorado River Compact Interior Department Gale Norton drought water shortages Central Arizona Project Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell Lake Mead water law water rights Bureau of Reclamati 2012-03-30T21:42:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15507 Wayne Shifflett, former manager of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona, was charged with illegally moving a small population of imperiled Chiricahua leopard frog tadpoles, in order to save their lives when drought threatened their habitat. No publisher Hilary Watts Threatened and Endangered Species Chiricahua leopard frog Wayne Shifflett Cecil Schwalbe Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Endangered Species Act threatened amphibians Sue Chilton Arizona Game and Fish Commission federal biologists frogs tadpoles drought 2012-03-30T21:19:46Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/how-to-heat-proof-your-garden In a spring so hot and dry that it’s breaking records, backyard gardeners might considering using edible living mulch to protect the soil. No publisher Ari LeVaux record-breaking temperatures vegetable gardening Gardening climate change carrots small farmers global warming garlic farming green mulch compost organic farming edible living mulch drought 2012-03-28T13:08:41Z News Article