Heat waves, bad air, flash floods, debris flows and drought—these were separate but interrelated parts of climate change in Colorado and beyond during 2021.
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Visiting Bishop’s Lodge and the Colorado River Compact
A visit to where the compact was conceived in New Mexico in 1922 provokes questions about whether the agreement needs to be remodeled—or razed.
How global warming will make Aspen wealthier
The actual poor of the world are suffering from global warming, while we Aspenites get richer, says Roger Marolt. This is not a crisis for mountain resorts and likely never will be.
Reckoning time on the Colorado River (and its tributaries)
Climate change was talked about before, but not with the same alarm as this year at an annual water meeting, a reflection of what is happening on the ground
It’s getting worse and worser yet on the Colorado River
A federal agency has elevated the risk of Lake Powell reaching dead pool, unable to generate electricity. It’s part of what some call the new abnormal.
Study shows warming, drying climate causing fires to climb uphill in Western states
Wildfires can climb higher on mountain slopes because of increasing warmth, increasing Western forests vulnerable to wildfire by 11% new research shows.
State senator says climate change demands Colorado elevate its decarbonization goals
A Colorado state senator sees a new opening in conservative circles for ideas to decarbonize the state’s economy at an even more brisk pace.
Mountain resort communities can expect to get warmer, maybe even hot
Parallel studies for Colorado’s Eagle and Summit counties show a worst-case scenario of extreme heating in the 21st century if global emission cannot be tamed.
The Colorado River is sending us a message
Declining levels in Lake Powell pose difficult choices, including whether to let farms and ranches dry up to maintain reservoir levels.
Marathoner, mother and now a legislator on how she sees her work for Colorado
Colorado State Rep. Tracey Bernett in her first session was deeply engaged in transformative energy legislation. In this essay she explains what drives her.