Climate Change

Formations in a Wyoming cave that are hundreds of thousands of years old, are helping scientists better understand the climate crisis. The research is paired with information gathered from neighboring lake sediment to help inform climate modeling.

KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely brings listeners the day's news, including how ancient cave formations in Wyoming are helping scientists better understand climate change. And, Telluride-based extreme ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson is missing in Nepal after falling during a descent of the world's 8th highest mountain.

Climate activists gathered outside of the lodge in Grand Teton National Park on Thursday, August 25, where the Federal Reserve was holding its annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.

A new analysis shows that the number of homes, businesses and other structures destroyed by wildfires is rising around the West as fires grow in severity and frequency.

KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely has Tuesday's news, including which initiatives made November's ballot statewide, and ballots closer to home. And gas prices in Colorado may be below the national average, but prices here in the Roaring Fork Valley are much, much higher.

U.S. Senators talked last week about the costs of climate change, and potential costs of doing nothing. Some argued we need to focus efforts on local communities and governments. They’re often paying the price when floods take out roads, wildfires pollute waterways or towns run out of water.

The Mountain West is home to the three fastest-warming cities in the country — and that’s due to more than climate change.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

News Director Morgan Neely brings listeners Monday's news, including a preview of a Carbondale Trustees work session to discuss the future of donated parcels downtown.

Eco-anxiety, a term that has come into use as the climate continues to shift and weather disasters increase, describes persistent worries about the future…