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As Idahoans navigate the recent snowfall, residents at Zoo Boise are also adjusting to the weather.
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Dave Looney knows quite a bit about sled dogs and mushers – they’re colleagues, friends, and on a few occasions, he’s rescued them from some of the worst weather on the planet. To be sure, he admires them … but he also loves them so much that he helped co-found the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge.
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Despite some cold snaps, this winter season has been unusually warm for Idaho. The National Weather Service reports this year’s El Niño weather pattern might signal an upcoming drought.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a plan to help federally “threatened” Canada lynxes in the Lower 48. Officials are warning that the snow-dependent species could lose much of its habitat
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El Niño conditions are expected to bring good snow to Colorado and the Southern Rockies, but conditions may not be as ideal to the north.
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Scientists in Colorado are studying snow sublimation, in which snow evaporates before can melt into water. The new data collected will help water managers across the West understand Colorado River supply.
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The Mountain West is seeing more snow than it has in years, which means more powder-hungry skiers and snowmobilers heading for the backcountry. But that means risking an avalanche and there have already been several deadly avalanches this winter.
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A new study shows that extreme spring heat waves can wipe out mountain snowpack at alarming rates, with big consequences for the West’s water supplies.
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Researchers are traversing Western mountains to better understand snow algae – and whether its blooms are hastening the melting of mountain snowpack.
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You’ve probably heard the lyrics — “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” — 100 times by now. But the chances of it happening depend on where you’re located in our region.