LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — From oranges and yellows to greens then finally blues and purples, a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map is out from the USDA. Much more of southern South Dakota is now ...

Five of the 10 warmest years in South Dakota history have occurred since 2000, including the warmest in 2012. Three of South Dakota’s 10 wettest years on record have occurred since 2010 ...

The 2,000-mile, $3.7 billion Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline would cross 469 miles in South Dakota, carrying 12 million tons of CO2 northward each year from 32 ethanol plants in five states to a ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — In like a lion, out like a lamb? The climate forecast for March appears to be up in the air for both temperature and precipitation, with the potential for some swings in either ...

Impacts of climate change Extreme weather. In 2019, South Dakota experienced 346 wildfires, which burned 2,261 acres. ... South Dakota currently averages 10 heat wave days per year, ...