Smoke Rain

Smoke Rain

Did you know that fires can lead to heavy rain? This may sound like an impossibility, how canfire, which is heat, lead to more moisture? Well, scientists found that the California fires duringthe summer of 2022 created massive smoke clouds that travelled across the...
Climate Migration

Climate Migration

Climate change is a defining issue of our time. Global warming changes weather patterns, sealevels, and resource availability, and with it where people can live. Climate migrants and climaterefugees will continue to grow in number as the changes to the environment...
Overdrawn Colorado River Basin

Overdrawn Colorado River Basin

Overdrawn. That was the theme of the Colorado River District annual water seminar last Friday,September 16th. Overdrawn is the perfect theme given the rapidly depleting water resources ofthe Colorado River Basin. According to CPR’s report on the water seminar, the...
Heat Waves

Heat Waves

The Western United States experienced a record setting heat wave through Labor Dayweekend. According to NPR, temperatures in Nevada and Utah skyrocketed over 100 degreesFahrenheit. Meanwhile, the heatwave pushed the power supply throughout the West to itsmaximum as...