Since about 2000, droughts have been happening more frequently, which doesn’t allow for as much time for recovery—a trend that the Colorado Climate Center has been watching closely. (5280 Magazine)
CSU Associate Professor Russ Schumacher told weather.com. "I knew that if I missed anything in that category, I'd never be able to live it down."
More people are taking an interest in keeping track of the precipitation that falls at their house. CoCoRaHS has seen a big boost in membership during the pandemic. (9News)
“From a water resources perspective and a drought perspective, we’re definitely not in good shape going into this winter because the summer was so warm and dry,” said Russ Schumacher, Colorado State Climatologist. (CBS Denver)
The weekly analysis is a broad-brush look at the national drought situation and takes into account a handful of indicators, to determine how different areas should be classified. (Colorado Sun)
The Colorado Climate Center is bringing together key weather and climate forecasting tailored specifically for winter mountain recreation businesses.
“From all recent observations we have of wildfire seasons, this one is off the charts,” said Becky Bolinger, assistant state climatologist and drought specialist at Colorado State University. (The Guardian)
“We are seeing very unusual climate behavior and weather behavior that we don’t typically see this time of year,” said Becky Bolinger, Assistant State Climatologist with the Colorado Climate Center at CSU. (9News)
According to the Colorado Climate Center, from 1992 to 2015 it was unheard of for large wildfires of more than 11,000 acres to ignite in the Rocky Mountain state so late in the year. (Washington Post)
Colorado has had three consecutive summers “with really no monsoon,” Schumacher said, and the last three monsoon seasons have been the worst three on record for western Colorado. (Colorado Public Radio)