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High Country News
2 months ago
Black Lives Matter

The great solar build-out - High Country News

Abundance of solar energy in the Western U.S.
Focus on utility-scale solar projects in the Western Solar Plan. [ more ]
www.npr.org
5 months ago
OMG science

'Hot droughts' are becoming more common in the arid West, new study finds

'Hot droughts' have become more prevalent and severe across the western U.S. due to human-caused climate change.
Western North America has been in a 20-year megadrought, the driest period in the region in at least 1,200 years. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
5 months ago
California

The avalanche risk is high in much of the western US. Here's what you need to know to stay safe

Winter storms in the western U.S. have brought high avalanche risks, resulting in fatalities and rescues.
Avalanches occur when there is a slope of 30 degrees or more and layers of snow, which can shear off and slide down due to extra pressure. [ more ]
WSJ
6 months ago
Education

Rose-Hulman Is the Midwestern College Most Highly Recommended by Its Students

Claremont McKenna is the top liberal-arts college in the Western U.S.
Pomona College and Colorado College follow closely behind. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
California

When Will the Heat End? Western U.S. Braces for Peak Temperatures.

Extreme heat wave hitting Western US, with temperatures soaring above normal, breaking records in Arizona, California, Nevada, and spreading to Oregon and Washington. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
3 weeks ago
California

Heat wave and heat dome in California and southwestern US: what you need to know

Heat dome causing extreme temperatures in Western US [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
California

When Will the Heat End? Western U.S. Braces for Peak Temperatures.

Extreme heat wave hitting Western US, with temperatures soaring above normal, breaking records in Arizona, California, Nevada, and spreading to Oregon and Washington. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
3 weeks ago
California

Heat wave and heat dome in California and southwestern US: what you need to know

Heat dome causing extreme temperatures in Western US [ more ]
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