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Where did all the water go?
September 7, 2021
Where did all the water go?
September 7, 2021
Last month’s federal declaration of an emergency water shortage on the Colorado River barely caused a ripple. But it should have made...
Last month’s federal declaration of an emergency water shortage on the Colorado River barely caused a ripple. But it should have made...
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Climate and Environment
Here comes the mud
August 20, 2021
Here comes the mud
August 20, 2021
Colorado knows natural disasters. Flooding has devastated areas of the state in recent years. Wildfires have become a frequent occurrence...
Colorado knows natural disasters. Flooding has devastated areas of the state in recent years. Wildfires have become a frequent occurrence...
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Climate and Environment
Deep experience
February 18, 2021
Deep experience
February 18, 2021
When Chris George arrived in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains more than 50 years ago, the only thing anyone really knew...
When Chris George arrived in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains more than 50 years ago, the only thing anyone really knew...
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Climate and Environment
Deadly Colorado avalanches underscore dangers of unstable snowpack
February 8, 2021
Deadly Colorado avalanches underscore dangers of unstable snowpack
February 8, 2021
Avalanches across the United States killed 15 people during the first week of February, making it the deadliest seven-day period...
Avalanches across the United States killed 15 people during the first week of February, making it the deadliest seven-day period...
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Science and Technology
Drought conditions fuel record Colorado wildfires
August 28, 2020
Drought conditions fuel record Colorado wildfires
August 28, 2020
The Pine Gulch fire north of Grand Junction Thursday grew to 139,006 acres, becoming the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Three other...
The Pine Gulch fire north of Grand Junction Thursday grew to 139,006 acres, becoming the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Three other...
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Climate and Environment
The truth about summer in Denver
August 7, 2020
The truth about summer in Denver
August 7, 2020
Editor’s note: For the latest information on summer weather in Denver, see the updated version of this story. Spending time...
Editor’s note: For the latest information on summer weather in Denver, see the updated version of this story. Spending time...
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Science and Technology
‘Liquid gold’ standard
June 25, 2020
‘Liquid gold’ standard
June 25, 2020
An 1859 gold rush drew scores of thousands of prospectors to what is today Colorado, where they formed mining camps...
An 1859 gold rush drew scores of thousands of prospectors to what is today Colorado, where they formed mining camps...
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Food and Hospitality
How to plant a pandemic garden
June 9, 2020
How to plant a pandemic garden
June 9, 2020
As the country locked down in March to flatten the COVID-19 curve and the economy shed jobs, the U.S. was...
As the country locked down in March to flatten the COVID-19 curve and the economy shed jobs, the U.S. was...
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Science and Technology
Talk about the weather
December 16, 2019
Talk about the weather
December 16, 2019
When the Weather Channel launched in 1982, Chris Spears was 4 years old and spending a lot of time with...
When the Weather Channel launched in 1982, Chris Spears was 4 years old and spending a lot of time with...