climate

Afternoon thunderstorms and scorching temps are back in the Four Corners. Hear what to expect this week—and why fire safety matters more than ever.Subscribe to the KSJD Outdoor Report for daily updates that keep you prepared and connected.

This week on the Regional Roundup: tree planting for heat relief, birdsong migrations, river conservation, Tibetan blessings, teen consent education, and safe housing for survivors.

FLOWS, a climate justice group serving marginalized communities in Boulder County, is at risk after losing a $250,000 federal grant from the Inflation Reduction Act.

In today’s KSJD Outdoor Report, we explore the National Space Council’s impact on space policy, climate monitoring, and future missions. Tune in for insights!

Dry times are here. The local area is in moderate drought and that is expected to continue for at least the next month

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to cause problems with dairy cattle in the U.S. as the virus spreads, a virus is attacking cacao trees in the West African countries of Ghana and the Ivory Coast, the world has added 398 million harvested acres of feed grains, food grains, and oil seeds during the 21st century, and the EPA reports that while U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased from 2021 to 2022 by 1.3%, agricultural emissions dropped 1.8%.

Monsoon rains bring much needed, albeit inconsistent, rain to the area, a new report contends that 11 million acres of America’s agricultural land were developed or converted to uses that threaten farming, a breakdown of water use by agriculture, and the 2023 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest is underway.

Last week was a hot one in Cortez, with daily high-temperature records falling like dominoes. Local weather observer James Andrus reports that the high of…

The end of 2017 brought little relief from warm, dry weather in the Four Corners area. Local weather observer Jim Andrus tells KSJD Cortez received only…

The Cortez area normally receives nearly half its annual precipitation during the traditional monsoon season of July through September. But so far this…