As the American West warms due to climate change, wildfires are increasingly burning in higher-elevation mountains, charring the watersheds where the region’s vital snowpack accumulates. A new study ...

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is republished here through a partnership with Climate Desk. The record-breaking heatwave scorching the West this week would have been ...

In Park City, Utah, skiers could find patches of grass poking through the slopes for much of the winter — a striking sign of a season that never really arrived. Now, after one of the warmest winters ...

At ski resorts across the West this winter, viral images showed chairlifts idling over brown terrain in places normally renowned for their frosty appeal. Iconic mountain towns like Aspen, Colorado, ...

A record-mild winter and blistering spring heat will mean higher risks of water shortages and wildfires in the months ahead. By Scott Dance Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Mira Rojanasakul After the warmest ...

While the East may have been plunged into a snowy deep freeze this winter, weather data shows something perhaps more notable is happening in the West, where snowpack has been low and temperatures high ...

Every state in the West is expected to face an above-normal threat of wildfire this summer, according to the latest projections, released Wednesday by the National Interagency Coordination Center. The ...

Warm temperatures and extremely low snowfall threaten water resources for the year. Warm temperatures and extremely low snowfall threaten water resources for the year. Artificial snow at Soldier ...