Climate Change

In the Arctic, temperatures are rising nearly four times faster than the rest of the world. For Indigenous people in the Arctic, these shifts can be life-changing. How are they adapting to these changes?

Drought this spring has increased significantly across our region, with some states already hitting the highest levels.

For example, Utah’s Zion National Park has four days annually on average above 92.4 degrees – its 99th percentile temperature. That could jump to 21 days, or even higher.

When the average temperature changes one degree, often we don’t notice, but for farmworkers this kind of temperature change can have devastating impacts.

A new scientific analysis shows spring is getting warmer across the U.S. because of climate change. Some of the fastest-warming cities are in the Mountain West, threatening to shrink water supplies and increase wildfire risk.

Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding sat down with Taylar Stagnar to talk about her reporting on the connection between Indigenous metal music and climate change. For generations, Indigenous musicians have translated their anger into heavy metal.

Each year kids face increasing risks of climate change. However, here in Idaho, a youth-led council is taking action to help change that.

Climate change creates severe weather patterns as the Earth's systems become more unbalanced. A local example is the record-breaking heat waves Boise has been facing for the past several years.

Boise is helping to offset the effects of climate change with a seemingly simple solution, more trees.

Rising seas are forcing Indigenous communities to move. Higher temperatures are causing drought and loss of traditional foods. Michael Charles, a Navajo professor at Cornell University, is trying to quantify the impact of climate change on Indigenous life in North America. Our Living Lands producer Daniel Spaulding spoke to Charles about his work.