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Fourteenth Column - Montana Climate Matters: Current Climate Change is Different

Fourteenth Column - Montana Climate Matters: Current Climate Change is Different

Have we ever seen anything like current climate change?  It’s a fair question that geologists are often asked, but the answer isn’t straightforward. In the past, very warm periods have been triggered by large-scale volcanic activity, releasing enormous amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.  For example,
Press Release, Cathy Whitlock 30 Nov 2025
Montana Climate Matters-Column 2: Takeaways on Climate Change in Montana

Montana Climate Matters-Column 2: Takeaways on Climate Change in Montana

Today’s Montana Climate Matters column is a reality check. Like the rest of the planet, Montana’s climate is warming, and warming will continue as long as we increase levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Montana has experienced few climate-driven weather disasters in
Cathy Whitlock 26 Aug 2025
Montana Climate Matters: An Introduction

Montana Climate Matters: An Introduction

We’re taught in school that climate is the long-term trend in weather as it is measured and understood over years and decades. Weather, on the other hand, is the hourly, daily, or weekly ups and downs in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, and cloud cover. I think
Cathy Whitlock 24 Aug 2025

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