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Posted inClimate, Energy, News, Technology

Researchers in Colorado have figured out what makes air conditioners consume so much energy. It’s not the heat.

by Mark Jaffe

This just in from the laboratory: When it comes to the air conditioner chugging away in the window, it’s not the heat — but the humidity that’s causing it to work overtime. An analysis by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden found that on average more than half of the energy used […]

Posted inClimate, Health, News

Officially, heat deaths are not very common in Colorado. The reality is more complicated.

by John Ingold

Missy Anderson stepped out of the shade and into the building heat of another day in one of Denver’s hottest summers on record. Anderson is an injury prevention coordinator at Denver Health, meaning she works to deter the kinds of accidents and events that often land people in the hospital. On this July day, that […]

Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Denver landlords are required to heat their rentals. They should also cool them in the summer

by Michael Ruddock

Even before summer officially arrived June 21, it had been hot in Denver — record-tying hot. As temperatures soared into the high 90s for multiple days, Denver tied all-time heat records on June 11 and June 13. If you’re fortuitous enough to have air conditioning or cooling, you probably stayed home in the cool air. […]

Posted inClimate, Environment, News, Water, Wildfire

The West is baking, burning and drying out. These numbers explain why and how.

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By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain why it got this bad. The West is going through “the trifecta of an epically dry year followed by incredible heat the last […]