Climate Change

Climate experts, diplomats, mountain guides and artists from Switzerland spoke at a conference in Boulder this week about melting ice and snow.

The federal government spends, on average, more than $3 billion a year on fighting wildfires. A new report estimates how much those costs could increase in the future due to human-caused climate change.

New federal climate forecasts show that summer temperatures could be hotter than ever across the United States, especially in the Mountain West region.

A new report shows hot, dry and windy days have become more frequent across the Western U.S., raising the risk of extreme wildfires.

Colorado, Texas and Hawaii have experienced some of the nation’s most catastrophic and tragic wildfires in recent years. Officials from all three states were in Boise this week to discuss how wildfire destabilizes home insurance markets.

The study from Yale showed that those who are “alarmed” and “concerned” about climate change almost doubled over the past decade to nearly 30%. About 16% are “doubtful” or “dismissive.”

States that rely on water from the Colorado River are on a deadline to come up with a plan for how the river should be managed. And with climate change rapidly shrinking the river's water supply, the pressure is on. But finding consensus won't be easy. KUNC's Alex Hager explains what's being proposed, and why the states can't agree, on today's In The NoCo.

A company focused on removing carbon from the atmosphere, or direct air capture (DAC) is hoping to build a carbon orchard in the state.

A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last.

A group of tribes that use Colorado River water sent a list of principles to the federal government amid contentious talks about how to share the shrinking supply.