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The Poison We Pick for Ourselves

The entire human population could drive the most gas-guzzling machinery that it’s possible to manufacture, and it would be harmless, if the entire...

14.11.2025 10

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Lance Olsen

How Hot Might It Get? Uncertainty and Certainty in Climate Models

I think of climate as a package in 3 basic parts – temperature, water, and wind. Here in the US, this trio is basic to the Forest Service “Hot Dry...

30.07.2025 20

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Is Yellowstone Grizzly Recovery at or Approaching a Tipping Point?

The August 2023 issue of Global Change Biology published a study on the state of the GYE grizzly population from 2000 to 2020. Among other things, the...

17.06.2025 20

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Closing in on the Kill: Heat and the Breadth of Land Animal Vulnerabiliity Including People, Bison, Grizzlies, and Moose

While this article will be nowhere near a comprehensive review, a sampling of just three studies offers an introductory glimpse into heat’s broad...

30.09.2024 3

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