climate change

Climate change is exacerbating conditions for more frequent and severe wildfires.

Symptoms can range from anxiety and feelings of helplessness to post-traumatic stress disorder and increases in violence and suicide, according to research from Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

High temperatures and a poor snowpack led to a lackluster winter for nearby ski resorts. But according to experts and trail users, those conditions could have consequences for summer sports, too.

Environmental groups in New Mexico say those efforts are not enough.

The combined amount of water in Lake Powell and Lake Mead is now the lowest it has been in nearly 70 years.

Environmental advocates argue that new water-sharing rules can and should keep the river flowing for plants, animals, people and infrastructure.

As people are evacuated from wildfires this summer, rushing to protect their family and homes, others are heading to betting sites like Polymarket to put money down on the fires.

Apartments add more housing and slash carbon emissions.

Severe drought is shrinking the places many Western animals depend on for food, water and shelter, and the effects may be strongest for predators, according to new research.

States that use the Colorado River say they want to avoid litigation about its future, but are unable to agree on a plan to share water.