The first nine months of 2015 were the warmest January-September periods on record in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Eight other states have had one of their top 10 warmest first nine months of any year, including the rest of the Rockies and Desert Southwest states, as well as ...
In California, more than 4 million acres of land have been blackened by more than 30 major fires that began in August, September and continue to burn into October. One fire in the northern portion of the state burned more than a million acres, easily becoming the largest wildland fire in ...
In a state that is famous for mountain peaks and high altitudes, you might not expect to find many places to enjoy warm water for swimming or fishing. Yet, Colorado is home to a handful of hidden gems that offer this very thing, especially late in the summer. ...
000-year cyclical wobble in Earth's tilt relative to the Sun. Over the last 7,000 years, the timing of Earth's closest pass by the Sun has shifted from September to January. This has gradually reduced the intensity of sunlight