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Posted inHealth
Numb fingers or toes? Here’s how to know if it’s frostbite.
Arctic temperatures across Colorado have hospitals gearing up for an influx of frostbite patients
Posted inEnvironment
Is Colorado using the right weather words when it’s time for an “alerta”?
tudies show warnings may not be strong enough in Spanish or in English, as climate change disasters increase demand for motivational language
Posted inClimate
As summers heat up, Colorado changes how heat advisories are issued
National Weather Service in Colorado adopts HeatRisk index, which uses local climate data to determine what the hazards could be to people
Posted inOpinion
Drew Litton: On Labor Day, thinking way past pumpkin spice latté
Sure, it’s 90 degrees, but in weather-obsessed Colorado, some folks can’t help but look past a beautiful autumn to the inevitable snow.
Posted inNews, Outdoors
Cyclist dies after running out of water on Palisade Plunge trail near Grand Junction during heat wave
GRAND JUNCTION — Authorities say a 52-year-old man ran out of water and died while mountain biking in intense heat in western Colorado. Mesa County sheriff’s officials say three other cyclists called 911 after finding the Colorado Springs man alone on mile 28 of the 32-mile Palisade Plunge trail near Grand Junction on Saturday evening. […]
Posted inEnvironment
You’re not imagining it: It’s been windier than usual in Colorado, and that’s a big problem
They’re not just annoying. High winds increase fire danger and take a bite out of Colorado agriculture and tourism.
Posted inBusiness, News
Barrels burn all night at Western Slope orchards as farmers try to save crop from spring freeze
OLATHE — It’s 10 minutes after 2 early Thursday morning and Kerry Mattics inspects a thermometer hanging on a deer fence that surrounds his family’s fruit orchard. Twenty-seven degrees. “It’s go time,” he says. “The bottom just fell out.” The mercury had dropped a full three degrees in just a few minutes, as a thin […]
Posted inClimate, News
Chances of a white Christmas have melted a bit since the 1980s
By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press A white Christmas seems to be slowly morphing from a reliable reality to a dream of snowy holidays past for large swaths of the United States in recent decades. Analysis of 40 years of December 25 U.S. snow measurements shows that less of the country now has snow for […]
Posted inClimate, Environment, News
Winds reached up to 100 mph as they pummeled Front Range, Eastern Plains
By Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press High winds whipped across the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, knocking out power, closing roads and highways and forcing the cancellation or delay of hundreds of flights. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts between 60 and 80 mph along Colorado’s Front Range throughout the day and gusts of […]