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Fires are increasingly gaining steam overnight in the West, especially in mountainous regions. A recent study says drought conditions are the largest driver.
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The federal government is spending nearly $5 million to improve drought monitoring and forecasts in the West to help states, communities and farmers better plan and prepare for droughts.
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Federal fire forecasters are expecting another month of “normal” potential for large wildfires in the state for July. But conditions are drying out and heating up.
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A new study shows just how much climate change is shrinking water supplies for Western farmers. But its authors also have some ideas of what they could do to adapt.
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Farming and ranching in the Western U.S. sucks up 75% of the Colorado River basin’s water supply. A new analysis shows the federal government is paying these farmers billions in crop insurance, but not helping them adapt to climate change.
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For more than 20 years, the federal government has been monitoring drought conditions nationwide. A new study shows that the system is not keeping up with climate change, especially in the Mountain West region.
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Forecasters are predicting a normal fire season. But that’s still a lot of fires – Wyoming averages 800 wildfires a year. State officials say Wyoming’s strongest asset in fighting those hundreds of fires is a bunch of local, state, and federal agencies working together.
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State, federal and tribal leaders met in Boulder, Colo. to talk about the Colorado River's next chapter. They don't appear close to an agreement.
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The National Interagency Fire Center’s June outlook forecasts above normal temperatures and normal precipitation, with the rest of the summer poised to be even hotter and drier. That’s coming off of a May that was abnormally dry in the eastern half of the state.
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Scientists aim to improve Western snowfall, water supply forecasts with research project in ColoradoA new research project in the Mountain West aims to improve forecasts of snowfall, and estimates of how climate change will affect the region’s snowpacks and water supplies.