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The Rocky Mountains are likely to see an El Niño winter. Here’s what that could mean for ski season.Above-average ocean temperatures point to stronger winter conditions in central and southern mountain areas. But nothing is guaranteed.
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Hotter summers across the region are making it difficult for some workers to stay cool and comfortable. That’s especially true for food truck owners who cook over hot stoves and fryers in small spaces.
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The National Center for Atmospheric Research has a new state-of-the-art supercomputer at its facility in Cheyenne, Wyo. – one that will enable scientists and data analysts to better predict climate and weather events.
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July was likely the warmest month worldwide in recorded history. In much of the Mountain West, heat waves made more extreme by human-caused climate change pushed average temperatures beyond typical levels.
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This July 4 set a world record for being the hottest day since temperatures started being recorded via satellites in 1979. Temperatures on July 4 reached a global average of 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, surpassing the previous record for the hottest day set just the day before on July 3.
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Snow data from the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center shows a strong start for the region's water supplies, but heavy snow may get soaked up by dry soils before it can flow into Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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Dressed in a top hat and cloak with a tiny scroll tucked underneath his arm, Boulder’s stuffed marmot, Flatiron Freddy, predicted six more weeks of cold weather during a Groundhog Day event Thursday morning.
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Heavy rain and snow could provide a boost to the Colorado River, where the nation's largest reservoirs are shrinking due to 23 years of drought and steady demand. But climate scientists warn that it will take more than one wet winter to end the drought.
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New data on natural disasters in the U.S. reveals that 2022 was one of the costliest and deadliest years on record.
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Researchers have developed a snow and rain tracker that gathers data from citizen scientists in an effort to improve the accuracy of storm warnings and water management.