Rafting Companies Make The Most Of Low Water Levels In The High Country
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)
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)
The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting 18 named storms in 2021, including Ana, which formed in May.
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.
“It would probably be extremely unlikely to get more than five named storms at once in the Atlantic. I always figure we can take the most storms that we’ve ever observed and add one,” Klotzbach said. (Orlando Sentinel)
As the Pacific returns to neutral from La Nina, the pressure will drop off, but both states lead to less wind shear, which allows hurricanes and tropical storms to grow stronger. (Bloomberg)
Here's a great explanation by Denver Channel's Mike Nelson on the factors that contribute to CSU's hurricane forecast – and why that forecast comes from a mile above sea level.
“You really can’t escape climate change when you’re a professor of atmospheric science,” Emily Fischer, a participant in the Science Moms project, says. (New Yorker)
Of 17 named storms they're predicting, researchers expect eight to become hurricanes and four to reach major hurricane strength this season.
Our committee traveled a long road to reach this recommendation, working through many complex and contentious issues to reach consensus, but we did it collegially and productively. (Space.com/The Conversation)
“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)