Snow worries
Snow came really late to Colorado this year. As December rolled around, skiers were left scratching their helmets at the dearth of…
Category: Climate and Environment
The best of RED 2021
STAR alternative Here’s how a new emergency-response service in Denver diverts 911 calls for mental health, substance use and other…
The weird and wonderful world of Denver snow
If you love snow, then it’s been a long autumn in Denver. As the calendar turned to November, the city…
Getting the lead out
There is much to learn from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in U.S. history….
The case of the disappearing glaciers
One of the defining challenges of climate change is that its progress can be so gradual, you don’t really notice…
Where did all the water go?
Last month’s federal declaration of an emergency water shortage on the Colorado River barely caused a ripple. But it should have made…
Here comes the mud
Colorado knows natural disasters. Flooding has devastated areas of the state in recent years. Wildfires have become a frequent occurrence…
Deep experience
When Chris George arrived in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains more than 50 years ago, the only thing anyone really knew…
Deadly Colorado avalanches underscore dangers of unstable snowpack
Avalanches across the United States killed 15 people during the first week of February, making it the deadliest seven-day period…
Drought conditions fuel record Colorado wildfires
The Pine Gulch fire north of Grand Junction Thursday grew to 139,006 acres, becoming the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Three other…