Monday, June 30, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Bear Protecting Cubs Attacks Woman While Jogging
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Doesn't say where in Colorado this happened.
Doesn't say where in Colorado this happened.
Severe Thunderstorms Over Eastern Plains
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Tornado spotted on the ground in Kit Carson County.
Tornado spotted on the ground in Kit Carson County.
Friday, June 27, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
West Nile Researcher Says There Could Be a Lot of Cases This Year
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Recent wet conditions with summer warm up adds up to a lot of mosquitoes which transmit the disease. Birds carry the disease and both humans and horses are at risk. The mosquitoes that carry West Nile are most active at dawn and dusk. Most cases in Colorado occur where there are a lot of irrigation canals and ponds in the Ft Collins-Greeley-Longmount area and the Grand Junction-Montrose-Delta area. There were 322 cases reported in 2013 with 7 deaths.
Recent wet conditions with summer warm up adds up to a lot of mosquitoes which transmit the disease. Birds carry the disease and both humans and horses are at risk. The mosquitoes that carry West Nile are most active at dawn and dusk. Most cases in Colorado occur where there are a lot of irrigation canals and ponds in the Ft Collins-Greeley-Longmount area and the Grand Junction-Montrose-Delta area. There were 322 cases reported in 2013 with 7 deaths.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Research Shows Large Catastrophic Floods on the Colorado River Happened 40 Times in the Past 2,000 Years
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The researchers found that the so-called 100-year and 500-year flood events statistically calculated from the relatively short stream gauge records have happened far more often. The 500-year flood calculated from stream gauge records was exceeded 26 times in the past 2,000 years - an average of once every 77 years. This is completely consistent with the obviously wrong conclusions that the floods in the Boulder area last September were 1 in 500-year or 1 in 1,000-year events caused by global warming. Big Thompson Canyon has had 2 "500-year flood events" in the past 40 years. As I stated last September, it is pretty clear that the traditional flood frequency estimates based on limited stream gauge records are flawed and way off the mark. Tree ring studies dating back 1,000 years along the Colorado River have shown that the climate has gone through a regular cycle of extreme drought to extreme wet. Past cycles have shown both more extreme drought conditions and more extreme wet conditions than have happened in the past 100 years.
The researchers found that the so-called 100-year and 500-year flood events statistically calculated from the relatively short stream gauge records have happened far more often. The 500-year flood calculated from stream gauge records was exceeded 26 times in the past 2,000 years - an average of once every 77 years. This is completely consistent with the obviously wrong conclusions that the floods in the Boulder area last September were 1 in 500-year or 1 in 1,000-year events caused by global warming. Big Thompson Canyon has had 2 "500-year flood events" in the past 40 years. As I stated last September, it is pretty clear that the traditional flood frequency estimates based on limited stream gauge records are flawed and way off the mark. Tree ring studies dating back 1,000 years along the Colorado River have shown that the climate has gone through a regular cycle of extreme drought to extreme wet. Past cycles have shown both more extreme drought conditions and more extreme wet conditions than have happened in the past 100 years.
A Novel Way to Control Plague in Prairie Dogs
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Research being conducted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife near Durango is using a vaccine to try and prevent large outbreaks of plague in rodent populations. Peanut butter flavored pellets are the delivery system for the vaccine. Limiting plague in rodents is a way to reduce the potential for people to be exposed.
Research being conducted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife near Durango is using a vaccine to try and prevent large outbreaks of plague in rodent populations. Peanut butter flavored pellets are the delivery system for the vaccine. Limiting plague in rodents is a way to reduce the potential for people to be exposed.
New Viral Threat Chikungunya Similar to West Nile
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165 cases in the southern US were all contracted outside the US. Health officials see the spread of this disease as very similar to West Nile and probably will be here in the next few years. it is not fatal, like West Nile can be, but symptoms are more intense than the worst flu you've ever had.
165 cases in the southern US were all contracted outside the US. Health officials see the spread of this disease as very similar to West Nile and probably will be here in the next few years. it is not fatal, like West Nile can be, but symptoms are more intense than the worst flu you've ever had.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
US Wildlife Officials Killed More than 4 Million Wild Animals in 2013
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In the name of safety and property protection, the natural hazards removed were a surprisingly large number. Most are birds removed in the vicinity of airports. The second largest group is coyotes.
In the name of safety and property protection, the natural hazards removed were a surprisingly large number. Most are birds removed in the vicinity of airports. The second largest group is coyotes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Tornado Stories
Monday, June 9, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Colorado's May Hail Storms Caused $109 Million in Damages
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18,000 car insurance claims and 10,000 property damage claims so far. My garden took a beating :(
18,000 car insurance claims and 10,000 property damage claims so far. My garden took a beating :(
Wildlife Officer Chases Bear in Lovelnad
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Looks just like the typical action scene from a movie - check out the moves by the bear.
Looks just like the typical action scene from a movie - check out the moves by the bear.
Monday, June 2, 2014
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