Weather

A late spring snowstorm has picked up in Colorado, closing schools, delaying flights and creating slushy conditions for commuters. A winter storm warning is in effect through Wednesday afternoon, with more snow expected in Fort Collins, Boulder, the Denver metro area and Castle Rock.

Colorado just experienced its worst winter on record. The state could get moisture from a super El Niño later this year, but experts say to watch for a summer monsoon first. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Mullane and then read the entire article at the link below.

From his remote cabin in the once snowier hinterlands above Gothic, Billy Barr tracks decades of warming, snow-starved winters.

The state’s snowpack, a vital water supply, is the worst on record for this time of year. Water managers expect to cling onto every last drop come summer. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Mullane and then read the entire article at the link below.

When black bears’ natural food supply is altered by human habits or abnormal weather patterns, they find easy calories in urban spaces. This can lead to more encounters between people and bears.

Leaders with the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce and Boulder Chamber have joined state and local business groups from around Colorado in signing onto a letter urging President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to preserve funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s national network of Cooperative Institutes and NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

By 2030, Boulder could see 28 days over 95 degrees and nearly 200 high fire-risk days annually. By 2050, those numbers rise even higher. The city says it’s expanding tree canopy and focusing cooling efforts on low-income neighborhoods most at risk.

As heatwaves and wildfires scorch parts of the West, a new survey shows most Americans have recent experiences with extreme weather. It also reveals they now support policy changes to address the risk. But the more forceful the policy, the less the support.

Many parts of the West are in for at least a weekend of extreme heat – with daily temperatures exceeding normal readings by as much as 35 degrees. The group Climate Central says that 40 million people in the region are set to experience heat made at least three times more likely by human-caused climate change.

Early predictions point towards a dryer, warmer than normal summer. But a lot can still change — and how much of an influence La Nina will be is hard to say.