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Is our unusual winter already causing an unusual fire season?

Central Park Fire High winds, dry conditions, and unseasonably warm March temperatures are driving early-season wildfires in Gallatin County. With red-flag warnings, open burning bans, and notices of high fire risks cropping up on social media, it can be difficult to discern if fire season has come early

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

The economic cost of carbon emissions is far higher than previously estimated, said a new study Wednesday that links big polluters to tens of trillions of dollars in climate-related damages worldwide. The study in the journal Nature measures how human-caused warming affects economic growth and assigns a share

Montana ski areas cling to spring season

MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont. — Many Montanans say this ski season hasn't been quite as good as they'd hoped for. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service's snow report for early March painted a bleak picture, reporting snow levels as low

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday. The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and climate

Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward

Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward

A record-breaking heatwave afflicting the western half of the United States moved eastward Saturday toward the center of the country, bringing unseasonably warm temperatures to places that were at freezing or below just a week prior. Dozens of cities from California to Colorado recorded their highest temperatures ever for

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say. The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the

From powder to puddles: Early spring thaw shutters Bridger Bowl three weeks early

Whether the Bozeman area’s near 80-degree temperatures are more indicative of early spring or summer, the warmer-than-usual conditions are ending the Bridger Bowl Ski Area season on Sunday, three weeks ahead of schedule. A thinning snowpack forced the hand of slope officials to cut short what