http://climatesolutions.org daily 1 2009-12-10T07:55:19Z http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/climate-change-accelerating-complicating-idahos-spring-runoff The effects of global warming are making it more difficult for reservoir managers to control floods and manage flows for irrigation, recreation and fisheries. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2012-05-10T18:38:00Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/climate-change-has-nothing-to-do-with-al-gore Extremes are becoming more extreme. And none of it has anything to do with Al Gore. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2012-04-20T20:52:25Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/its-already-been-a-very-record-breaking-hot-year It's been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records weren't just broken, they were deep-fried. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2012-04-10T17:02:52Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/climate-change-vs.-easter-bunnies-and-rock-rabbits Easter is still a great day for worship, candy in baskets, pagan equinox rituals and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies - and our pikas. No publisher suzanne Climate Change Washington Oregon Montana home 2012-04-06T18:22:37Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/scientists-cite-global-warming-for-more-heat-waves-heavier-rainfal Scientists are increasingly confident that the uptick in heat waves and heavier rainfall is linked to human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions, posing a heightened risk to the world's population, according to two recent reports. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2012-04-05T15:34:51Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/we-must-be-aware-of-our-planets-plight While low snow affects winter recreation, the greater concern is water available for domestic and agricultural needs. No publisher suzanne Climate Change Montana 2012-03-05T22:38:18Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/whats-causing-the-deadly-cold-in-europe In recent years there have been studies examining how the global warming-related loss of Arctic sea ice might affect winter weather patterns in the northern hemisphere. Some of this research shows that sea ice loss may favor winters with predominately negative phases of the Arctic Oscillation. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2012-02-07T20:24:24Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/researchers-document-profound-cascading-ecological-effects-as-rocky-mountain-snowpack-diminishes A steady decline in Rocky Mountain snowpack the past few decades has led to a classic cascading ecological effect, with "powerful" shifts in mountainous plant and bird communities, according to scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey No publisher suzanne Climate Change Montana 2012-01-13T18:03:58Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/how-2011-became-a-mind-boggling-year-of-extreme-weather PBS report on climate change: From snowstorms to floods and tornadoes, severe weather wreaked havoc across the United States this year, with 2011 marking far more extreme weather events than a typical year. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2012-01-04T23:00:29Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/climate-change-bad-news-for-brews Weather conditions in the Pacific Northwest meant that hops New Belgium normally uses weren’t available. The variability that characterizes climate change could affect all sorts of agricultural products, including other beverages such as coffee and wine. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2011-11-28T20:48:37Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/with-deaths-of-forests-a-loss-of-key-climate-protectors-1 Trees are effectively absorbing the emissions from all the world’s cars and trucks. Without that disposal service, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would be rising faster. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2011-10-03T16:41:55Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/too-hot-for-hot-chocolate Seriously - we've got to solve the climate crisis now: In the coming decades, climate change could severely limit production in the region — disrupting local farmers and squeezing global chocolate supply. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2011-09-30T18:56:36Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/shellfish-farmers-confront-silent-watershed-crises Ask a shellfish farmer about his plans and he would first consult his tide calendar. Between now and the equinox, Gary Webb of Eagle Rock Shellfish Company, must use any remaining daylight low tide hours to finish up maintenance and work on his nets. As of the first week of October, he will no longer be able to see his tideflats without a head lamp. This he knows for a fact. No publisher chris blcs Climate Change Washington home 2011-09-01T04:35:27Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/power-thirsty-the-surprising-link-between-energy-and-water-1 Climate change is only going to make the water-energy balance more precarious. No publisher chris Climate Change 2011-08-12T17:06:12Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/hoping-and-praying-wont-make-climate-change-go-away Let us seize this opportunity to salvage a livable planet by using our human creativity, and our common sense, to shift to a brighter, clean energy future. The technologies are available. It's time for us to put faith in their promise for a better future. No publisher suzanne Climate Change Oregon 2011-08-09T20:12:08Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/heavy-coastal-erosion-in-2009-2010-winter-linked-to-climate-change The storms that battered the West Coast during the winter of 2009-10 eroded record chunks of shoreline, and more will likely disappear as the changing climate brings more such powerful storm seasons, scientists warn in a new study. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2011-08-09T20:17:19Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/glued-to-the-weather-channel-while-the-world-burns Media coverage rarely connects the unfolding cataclysms with the global climate change that fuels them. "Here's hoping the mounting disasters will finally teach us to turn off The Weather Channel and begin taking action." No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2011-08-09T20:21:19Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/a-warming-planet-struggles-to-feed-itself The rapid growth in farm output that defined the late 20th century has slowed to the point that it is failing to keep up with the demand for food, driven by population increases and rising affluence in once-poor countries. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2011-08-09T20:22:03Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/scientists-farmers-to-study-climate-change Farmers and scientists in the inland Northwest are launching a $20 million study on how climate change will impact agricultural practices. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2011-08-09T21:33:24Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/arctic-noaa-strategy-warns-of-widespread-climate "Widespread and dramatic" climate change is creating new environmental, economic and national security issues in the Arctic, warns a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report. No publisher suzanne Climate Change Montana 2011-05-23T21:37:58Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/coal-foes-claim-victory-over-export-terminal Environmental groups claimed a victory Tuesday when a unit of Australia-based Ambre Energy Ltd announced it withdrew its permit application for a proposed export terminal to ship coal mined in Montana and Wyoming to Asia via the Columbia River port of Longview, Washington. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2011-08-09T19:53:05Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/award-winning-scientists-ask-congress-to-take-a-fresh-look-at-climate-change Scientists are urging Congress to take a "fresh look" at climate change, asking lawmakers to trust mainstream climate research and give lesser weight to the claims of skeptics. "This issue is like the deficit: The longer we ignore it, the worse it's going to get," said Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2011-02-17T19:27:03Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/raging-waters-in-australia-and-brazil-product-of-global-warming Last year tied with the warmest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Derek Arndt, chief of NOAA's Climate Monitoring Branch in the National Climate Data Center, said 2010 was "an exclamation point on several decades of warming." No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2011-08-09T21:59:37Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/press-room/press-clips/insurance-companies-have-no-doubts-about-global-warming Insurance companies are taking into account the potential for rising water levels and more aggressive hurricanes when considering rates. No publisher suzanne blcs Climate Change 2011-08-09T22:03:29Z Press Clip http://climatesolutions.org/news/fires-floods-fit-climate-change-pattern The planet seems to be having a midsummer breakdown. Scientists say it's a sign of troubling climate change. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2010-08-14T19:20:16Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/ugandas-highest-ice-cap-splits-on-mt-margherita The ice cap on Uganda's highest peak has split because of global warming, Uganda's Wildlife Authority (UWA) says. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2010-05-04T17:12:13Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/warm-winter-beyond-shocking From the balmy Arctic, to the open water of the St. Lawrence and snowless western fields, this winter has been the warmest and driest in Canadian record books. No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2010-04-16T20:03:49Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/alaska-researchers-to-study-effects-of-ocean-acidification Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are conducting research on ocean acidification - a byproduct of carbon emissions - to determine the keystone species that could be effected from an ecosystem and economic standpoint for Alaska. Initial studies indicate that a modest change in ocean acidification may cause mature salmon to be 20% smaller. No publisher Kyle Hulten blcs Climate Change 2010-04-02T21:47:27Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/another-warmer-than-normal-winter-reported It will probably come as a surprise to most Americans, but the winter just finished was the fifth warmest on record, worldwide. While much of the United States was colder than usual, December-February — climatological winter — continued the long string of unusual warmth on a global basis. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2010-03-29T18:37:57Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/world-warming-unhindered-by-cold-spells The pace of global warming continues unabated, scientists said, despite images of Europe crippled by a deep freeze and parts of the United States blasted by blizzards. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2010-02-25T19:27:51Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/arctic-explorer-warns-of-climate-change-evidence Renowned Arctic explorer Will Steger has turned his passion for adventure to global climate change and clean energy because, he said, “We are all on an edge right now, and it’s an opportunity for us to think outside the box and learn what we can do.” No publisher suzanne Climate Change Montana home 2010-02-11T17:35:38Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/weird-wa-winters-a-climate-change-wakeup-call NASA says 2009 was the second-warmest year on record for the planet, and no matter what people believe is the cause of global warming, its effects are being felt here in Washington. With the exception of the Olympic peninsula, snowpack is below normal around the state, and experts say extreme weather events will become more common as climates shift. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2010-02-02T17:57:58Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/mt.-rainiers-melting-glaciers-create-hazard Climate experts blame global warming, triggered by emissions from industries and cars, for much of the ongoing retreat of glaciers worldwide. North Cascades National Park has lost half of its ice area in the last century. Mt. Rainier's glaciers have shrunk by more than a quarter. No publisher suzanne Climate Change 2010-02-01T18:19:48Z News Item http://climatesolutions.org/news/climate-change-played-key-role-in-b.c.-sockeye-stocks-collapse-say-scientists Food-poor, predator-rich ocean waters caused by climate change likely played a significant role in decimating millions of sockeye salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River ahead of what was supposed to be a bumper year No publisher suzanne Climate Change home 2010-02-01T18:33:45Z News Item