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Wildlife: Yellowstone's migratory elk under pressure

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Study indicates drought and predation is affecting reproduction This 1998 file image shows bull elk … more →

Tags: Environment, public lands, national parks, Climate and Weather, Wildlife, Drought, Yellowstone National Park, University of Wyoming, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Can air pollution shift rain bands and cause drought?1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Lake Chad in 2001 is just a fraction of its normal size, surround by the drylands of the Sahel regio … more →

Tags: Environment, air quality, Climate and Weather, Climate, Drought, Air Pollution, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Sahel, subtropical rainbands

Climate: Drought cycles take toll on Great Plains fish

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Repeated cycles of drought in the Great Plains in the early 2000s are taking a toll on aquatic speci … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, rivers, Climate and Weather, water

Summit County: May moisture well above average

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Summit County was wet, but much of the state was dry The central and north-central Colorado mountain … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, Colorado, Summit County snow and weather, water, Colorado Weather, Dillon, May snowfall Summit County, National Weather Service, snow

U.S. Forest Service chief addresses wildfire challenges1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: A wildfire burns near powerlines in Keystone Gulch in June 2011. Photo courtesy Lake Dillon Fire-Res … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, Colorado, Environment, forest fires, forests, Global Warming, wildfires, Firefighting, forests

Climate: Are Rio Grande cutthroat trout living on the edge?

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 weeks ago: New study adds wealth of temperature and streamflow data to help guide cutthroat trout management an … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Climate and Weather, Colorado, endangered species, Environment, Global Warming, Rio Grande cutthroat trout, United States Geological Survey, water

Colorado: Sequestration threatens more stream gages

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: A gage along Straight Creek, near Dillon, Colorado. More cuts possible for critical stream monitorin … more →

Tags: Environment, rivers, Colorado, water, Rivers, USGS, United States Geological Survey, Streams, Gunnison River

Climate: Drought conditions edge westward

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Wet, cool spring brings relief to Midwest The most severe areas of drought encompass parts of the ce … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, la niña, California, Climate, Drought, enso, National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New Mexico

Morning Photo: Celebrating Dillon Reservoir

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Water level to rise quickly the next few weeks Monsoon lightning over a dwindling Dillon Reservoir i … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, Colorado, morning photo, Photography, Summit County Colorado, water, denver water, dillon reservoir, Summit County photography

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper seeks statewide water plan4 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Water pours down the Blue River in the high runoff of July 2011. Bob Berwyn photo. Governor says sta … more →

Tags: Environment, Economy & Business, rivers, Colorado, water, Politics, Drought, Water Conservation, Colorado Water Conservation Board

Colorado River Basin snowpack surges surges in April

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Near-normal runoff expected in some headwaters streams The Colorado River Basin snowpack zoomed upwa … more →

Tags: Environment, rivers, Summit County snow and weather, Climate and Weather, Colorado, water, flooding, Colorado Snowpack, Colorado River

Wildfires: Forest Service moves on upgrading air tankers

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Contract awards should enable some aircraft to come online this year A MAFFS-equipped Air National G … more →

Tags: forest fires, Climate and Weather, wildfires, U S Forest Service, Wildfires, Aerial firefighting, Next Generation air tankers

Wildfires: Repeat of 2012 not likely in Colorado

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Wildfire season off to slowest start in past 10 years, but parts of the far West are at high risk fo … more →

Tags: Environment, forests, forest fires, Climate and Weather, wildfires, Wildfires, National Interagency Fire Center, 2013 wildfire season, Colorado wildfire outlook

NASA study solidifies evidence that global warming will cause more droughts and more extreme rainfall1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Some parts of the world could see more intense monsoon rainfall as the world warms up. Bob Berwyn ph … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, Climate and Weather, climate change, Drought, Geophysical Research Letters, Goddard Space Flight Center, extreme rainfall

Colorado: No doubt, still a drought2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Annual State of the River meetings will update residents on water planning Receding waters of Dillon … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, Colorado, Environment, rivers, Summit County Colorado, Summit County news, water, Colorado drought, Colorado River district

Summit Voice: Week in review and most-viewed stories1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Will the federal government tolerate marijuana legalization? FRISCO — Cycling and wrangling over mar … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Environment, Summit County news, Climate and Weather, Colorado, Arctic, Global Warming, Colorado News, Genetically Modified Organisms

Colorado: Denver Water says drought continues, but backs away from plan to drain Antero Reservoir1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Antero Reservoir, in Park County, won’t be drained. April snowpack boost is good news for angl … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, Colorado, Environment, rivers, water, Antero Reservoir, denver water, Drought, Park County

Climate study projects less rain in Hawaii

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: Changes in Pacific Ocean-area circulation changes are projected to impact rainfall in the Hawaiian I … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, Climate and Weather, climate change, Hawaiian Islands, Journal of Geophysical Research, rainfall

Climate: U.S. temps below average in March

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 months ago: Coolest March readings since 1966, but drought eases in some areas Maps compiled by NOAA show the co … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, Global Warming, Seasons, Climate, March 2013 average temperature, National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, State of the Climate, U.S. temperature record


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