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So That's Why It's Called Death Valley Climate change threatens national parks in the western U.S.		26 Jul 2006	Daily Grist
So That's Why It's Called Death Valley Climate change threatens national parks in the western U.S. Glacier National Park without glaciers? If global warming keeps on keepin' on, 12 of the most famous U.S. national parks are at serious risk, says a report released yesterday by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization. Temperatures in the Western U.S. have risen twice as fa ...
Topics: climate, national parks, news, NRDC, West (all these topics)

Can We Get Back Into the Frying Pan? Climate change making wildfires worse, study finds		07 Jul 2006	Daily Grist
Can We Get Back Into the Frying Pan? Climate change making wildfires worse, study finds Wildfires in the Western U.S. are increasing in frequency and size, and our drier, hotter climate seems to be to blame, says a new study published in Science. Researchers analyzed 1,166 large fires in the West and found that wildfire frequency increased "suddenly and dramatically" in the mid-1980s. Comparing data from 1970 to 1986 with dat ...
Topics: climate, news, West (all these topics)

Sear in the Headlights Summer in Western U.S. is off to a hot, dry, fiery start		22 Jun 2006	Daily Grist
Sear in the Headlights Summer in Western U.S. is off to a hot, dry, fiery start In Western states, wildfires and heat waves are getting an early start this year -- a pattern unsurprising to climate scientists, and likely to get worse. Wildfires have already burned more than 3 million acres, more than triple the average for this time of year. Meanwhile, a recent Denver heat wave was the earliest of the year since recordkeepin ...
Topics: climate, Colorado, news, West (all these topics)

All Right, Heartland, You're Up Western governors resolve to combat climate change		12 Jun 2006	Daily Grist
All Right, Heartland, You're Up Western governors resolve to combat climate change Western states need to reduce greenhouse gases while meeting growing energy demand, says a resolution passed unanimously yesterday by members of the self-explanatorily named Western Governors Association. However, the pact neglects to prescribe specific actions. "My friends," California Gov. Arnold Sc ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, climate, energy, news, politics, West (all these topics)

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