Drier Times Ahead in the West?
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Scientists unlock the rainfall history stored in tree rings and find evidence of long dry periods in the past that dwarf the current drought in the western United States. The research hints at another monster drought to come. By Stephen Leahy.
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That&#39;s not true. Unfortunately, we had a few difficult days in the summer with heavy thunderstorms and other disruptions. But all in all we&#39;ve become increasingly punctual over the past few years.
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Much of the western United States was expected to be bitter cold and damp Monday, with snow forecast for the Northwest, Northern Great Basin and Rockies.
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Blog: Some wet areas of Earth will get wetter with climate change.
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A rare convergence of weather patterns has drenched the west and blanketed much of the country with snow.
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Rain was expected to dampen much of the nation on Saturday, with snow falling in mountainous areas of the West. Widespread showers were forecast for the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and the central Tennessee Valley.
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By Kathie Durbin, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb. 12--Just when things seem to be settling into a routine and the flood of new bills (2,084 as of Friday) is slowing to a trickle, along comes global climate change.
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OTTAWA -- A little too much West Coast sunshine? Too close to Disneyland? Heck, dude, maybe it's just that Canadian ways don't translate in California once the snow melts north of the border. Eh?
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By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 9--You may be set to spring forward Sunday and enjoy more evening sunshine courtesy of daylight-saving time. But your computer might not be.
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By Shelli Derobertis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Dec.
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By ED CULLEN  I stood looking at volunteer zinnias in the rain this morning thinking, "So long, summer children. Nice try." There are hard freezes predicted tonight and tomorrow night with a couple of nights of lows in the mid-30s thrown in.
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Did global warming spur severe drought in the Western United States? A new study co-authored by a tree-ring researcher at the University of Arizona shows a possible connection.
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By Patrick O'Driscoll  DENVER -- The fast-growing states of the arid Southwest must plan for more severe droughts because of a regional warming trend that shows no signs of dissipating, says a new assessment of the Colorado River's water supply.
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WASHINGTON _ With snowfall diminishing at "statistically significant" rates, spring runoff coming earlier and a dead zone the size of Rhode Island in the ocean off the Oregon coast, senators were told Wednesday that global climate change is already being felt in the West.
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Sweltering residents across the West headed for lakes and rivers on Thursday, seeking relief from triple-digit temperatures expected to set records through at least Friday.
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By Mike Prager, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Mar. 10--The National Weather Service has some good news for the Inland Northwest: Streams and lakes will be full this summer thanks to a deep snowpack in the mountains.
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IT'S PROBABLY TOO EARLY to call it a drought, but anyone with a vegetable garden, flower patch or lawn knows that we are in a significant dry period. As of Monday, Springfield was about 4 inches behind the amount of precipitation it would normally expect.