becky bolinger
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Colorado faces warmer, drier future, climate study suggests
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Temperatures across Colorado have increased by an average of 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit in the past four decades, according to a new report from Colorado State University. Researchers from Colorado State University’s Colorado Climate Center, who published the 2024 edition of the Climate Change in Colorado Report, said they hope to synthesize climate science information and help…
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Colorado River Basin sees ‘spectacular’ snowpack, buying time for big decisions
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The Colorado River is one of the West’s most vital resources. But 20 years of drought have stressed the entire river basin, forcing federal officials to call for massive cuts in water use. This winter, in the water-towers of the west, storms have dropped more than double the average snowpack in some Colorado mountains. But…
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Summer monsoons improve Colorado’s drought conditions, represent ‘drops in the bucket’
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The best summer for precipitation since 2014 produced rare optimism among one of the state’s water watchers, but it is tempered with concerns about a third straight La Niña fall, which is likely to bring hotter and drier conditions. And that isn’t good for winter snowmelt, because those conditions leave soils drier. In turn, that dry…
