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The wine industry’s battle with climate change
Vineyards deal with drought, temperature swings and fruit that ripens too early.
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My front seat view of climate change in California
Wildfire, heavy rains and flooding seem to be increasing in ferocity.
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Colorado’s Front Range is inundated with water
The problem with too much water? Soggy soil and endless legal complications.
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Without a drought, California takes stock
Infrastructure issues, dry wells and other troubles still linger across the Golden State.
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Winter snows bring spring flows
After a record low two years ago, this season’s substantial Sierra snowpack highlights the variability of winter weather in the West.
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Planes, pits & snowmobiles: how scientists get good data
A day in the field as researchers wring water data from Colorado’s snowpack.
Posted inFebruary 20, 2017: Overdosed
Wind swept; Pet lives matter; Moose, over produce
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Tools for the wannabe Western weather prognosticator
The five best resources for understanding the region’s wacky weather.
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California’s recent rains won’t fix its other, very big problem
Even in wet years, farmers use too much water — and the Central Valley is sinking.
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
Will a twice-burned county change its ways?
Don’t count on wildfires to alter how counties plan development in fire-prone zones.
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Where species will find refuge
Nooks and crannies offer safe harbor from a changing climate.
Posted inSeptember 5, 2016: When the Doctor is Out
Meet the West’s oldest climate correspondent
Anna Mae Wright has spent seven decades recording the weather.
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The West’s ‘new normal’: Another long season of volatile wildfires
In California and across the region, drought and heat makes for big blazes.
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Ranch Diaries: After a dry spell, we finally have good rain at the ranch
We altered our grazing plan early in the summer to account for aridity, but now we’re rolling in forage.
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Podcast: The backcountry ski boom comes with more risk
Avalanche deaths as well as backcountry skiing are up from 20 years ago.
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Retreating glaciers a sign of Alaska’s major meltdown
This summer’s record-breaking temperatures hasten glacier, permafrost melt.
Posted inJune 13, 2016: Water to Dust
El Niño adds fuel to Southwestern fires
In California, Arizona and New Mexico, an underperforming weather pattern increased wildfire risk.
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Southwest primed for a nasty fire season
In much of California, Arizona and New Mexico El Niño and La Niña have combined to create dry fuels, ready to burn.
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Snowpack is melting fast, despite April storms
It has dwindled faster than experts have seen in nearly four decades, which could upset reservoir management.