Drought

Governor Activates Drought Task Force

Aspen Public Radio and Marci Krivonen — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has activated a special task force in response to the state’s ongoing drought.

NASA: Warming Climate Likely Means More Floods, Droughts

Scott Neuman — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:28:00 +0000

The Earth's wettest regions are likely to get wetter while the most arid will get drier due to warming of the atmosphere caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, according to a new NASA analysis of more than a dozen climate models.

Scientists ran simulations of 14 different models, starting with CO2 concentrations at about 280 parts per million, which is similar to preindustrial levels but well below the 400 parts per million today.

Drought Far From Over For Southern Colorado Farmers

Luke Runyon — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:46:12 +0000

While spring snow storms have eased drought conditions in parts of Northern Colorado, in the southern part of the state the dry weather is forcing farmers to make some tough decisions.

Who Paid For Last Summer's Drought? You Did

Daniel Charles — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:29:00 +0000

Say the words "crop insurance" and most people start to yawn. For years, few nonfarmers knew much about these government-subsidized insurance policies, and even fewer found any fault with them.

Snowpack OK, Cold Temperatures Better

Aspen Public Radio and Elise Thatcher — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:43:36 +0000

Recent snow in the mountains is certainly going a long way to boosting the state’s snowpack. For much of the Front Range and parts of the Western Slope, the cold temperatures are making the biggest difference towards relieving some the drought conditions.