In 2018, I went on a canoe trip down the Whanganui River in New Zealand. I went on the trip because, in 2017, the government of New Zealand had granted “personhood” status to the river, giving it legal rights in court to speak for itself. The government’s action was the result of a 140-year legal battle by […]
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 […]
Scientists said they detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could have an atmosphere, which could make it potentially suitable for life.
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.
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.
