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…
Category: Climate and Environment
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…
The truth about summer in Denver
Editor’s note: For the latest information on summer weather in Denver, see the updated version of this story. Spending time…
‘Liquid gold’ standard
An 1859 gold rush drew scores of thousands of prospectors to what is today Colorado, where they formed mining camps…
How to plant a pandemic garden
As the country locked down in March to flatten the COVID-19 curve and the economy shed jobs, the U.S. was…
Talk about the weather
When the Weather Channel launched in 1982, Chris Spears was 4 years old and spending a lot of time with…
Power players
A powerhouse in sustainability, Ambient Energy has discovered a new renewable resource: Metropolitan State University of Denver. The Denver-based consulting firm specializes…