Deep mountain snow in Colorado is good news, but what really matters is how reservoirs and soil moisture are replenished when it melts
Weather
Posted inOutdoors
What goes into the “cat-and-mouse game” of forecasting Colorado’s avalanche risks?
Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecasters need intricate knowledge of snowy layers that sit below the surface as they warn public of hazards and risks.
Posted inEnvironment
Can Colorado’s struggling seedling tree nursery be an answer to forest fires and disease?
Badly in need of new infrastructure and a new business model, the facility has begun its resurgence with a new mission — to be an “epicenter of reforestation”
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A love letter to winter in Colorado’s small mountain towns
Snow totals have surpassed the 300-inch mark in parts of the high country, and that’s just fine
Posted inMarshall Fire
One year after the Marshall fire, housing advocates call for policy changes to help Colorado’s renters who survive a natural disaster
Renters whose homes sustained smoke and ash damage found themselves illegally evicted or persuading landlords to clean their residences following the environmental damage
Posted inWeather
Nearly 600 flights canceled at Denver International Airport as storm clashes with strong holiday travel demand
According to Flight Aware, a service that tracks flights, nearly 600 flights were canceled at DIA on Thursday at of 6:30 p.m., representing about 27% of arrivals and 31% of departures. Another 750 or so flight were delayed as of Thursday evening.
Posted inWeather
Denver leaders, nonprofits mobilize to protect homeless, hundreds of new migrants as Colorado braces for severe cold
Denver has received 1,321 migrants from Central and South America since Dec. 9. That’s in addition to almost 7,000 homeless residents in the metro area.
Posted inWeather
Governor activates Colorado National Guard to respond to extreme cold weather
Colorado is forecast to experience record-low temperatures and wind on Wednesday and Thursday as an arctic blast descends upon the state.
Posted inWeather
It’s about to get dangerously cold in Colorado. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe.
Forecasters warn wind chill could drop to as low as minus 50 degrees over the northeast plains Wednesday night.