The deadly flash flooding and tornado damage on the east coast shocked people who weren’t prepared for the magnitude of the storm. CSU atmospheric science Associate Professor Russ Schumacher said the severity of storms is increasing because of a warming climate. (Fox31 Denver)
“This report brings a bit more emphasis on the effect climate change has on weather events that occur that we all experience.” Russ Schumacher, the state’s climatologist. (Fox21 Denver)
“That’s quite heavy rainfall for the area, but it wasn’t even the heaviest rain in western Colorado that night – it just happened to be in exactly the wrong location." (Gizmodo)
For the second time this summer, a blistering heat wave brought record-breaking temperatures to the state and experts say heat waves are becoming more common because of climate change. (Colorado Public Radio)
Despite strong spring precipitation, some rafting companies in the high country are adjusting routes earlier than usual due to low water levels. (CBS 4 Denver)
Assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger said the Colorado Climate Center is working on a project that looks more closely at how much soil moisture plays a role in the snowmelt season.
“What we’ll need are probably multiple years of above average snowfall to really get us out of this,” said Russ Schumacher, Director of the Colorado Climate Center. (Colorado Sun)
Extremes are exciting to track, but they also give us perspective. Assistant State Climatologist Becky Bolinger says that tracking extremes is important for several reasons. (Denver Post)
“We’ve had three summers in a row with a failed monsoon in western Colorado and also very hot conditions,” said state climatologist Russ Schumacher. (Denver CBS 4)
The year 2020 is going to be remembered for a lot of things, many of them not so good. Included in the not-so-good list is the drought that has plagued the West, lasting into 2021. (Washington Post)