The National Weather Service expects a dangerous heat wave to continue through Aug. 20 in West Tennessee. In Memphis, the maximum heat index — what the temperature feels like to the human body — is expected to remain at or above 107 degrees through Thursday. Heat indices in more rural areas of the state are […]
A record-breaking stretch of high temperatures late last month was Colorado’s worst heat wave in the 75 years that such records have been collected, state climatologists said Tuesday. The four-day period from July 25 to 28 included the first- and third-hottest days in Colorado’s recorded history, as measured by the statewide average temperature. The statewide […]
Most lower-elevation areas in central and southwest Montana will see temperatures in the 90s each afternoon through the week, with the heat peaking on Saturday.
As smoke from wildfires in Canada billowed across the central and eastern parts of the United States, President Trump once again demonstrated his utter ignorance of wildfires.
Record-breaking January and February temperatures, early snowmelt, thawed soils across the plains, rain-on-snow flooding, and earlier-than-normal streamflow peaks have producers, water managers, and firefighters concerned about the rest of the year. Their concerns highlight an important gap between what we know with high confidence about Montana's changing climate and what we can predict in any given season.
On Sunday, Billings hit 111 degrees and Miles City was one of the hottest places in Montana at 114. 90s and thunderstorms are due for the rest of the week.
One of the frustrations I face as an advocate for forest protection is the continuous stream of wildfire and forest ecology misinformation from government agencies such as the Forest Service and state forestry departments.
(The Center Square) – The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change threw out one of its most extreme emissions scenarios last week, a major development in climate science that will likely echo across markets, federal and state government policy, and education.
