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The most interesting news is the opinion that the mountain pine beetle epidemic of the past 20 years has run its course and now only affects 5,000 acres. Spruce budworm, spruce beetle and Douglas fir tussock moth infestations have expanded by as much as 50% in 2015 affecting over 700,000 acres combined.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Landslide Danger in West Colorado Springs Prompts Officials To Seek Buyout Funds
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Apparently this landslide would be too costly to stabilize.
Apparently this landslide would be too costly to stabilize.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Interesting Account of Denver's Great Flood of 1864
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150 years later, the same weather pattern repeats - years of severe drought followed by catastrophic flooding.
150 years later, the same weather pattern repeats - years of severe drought followed by catastrophic flooding.
Monday, January 18, 2016
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Flash Flood Warning for Upper Gunnison River
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A rare event where extreme cold weather has caused ice damming.
A rare event where extreme cold weather has caused ice damming.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Rehabbed Pizza Bear Released Back To Wild
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He will be tagged and if he does it again, that is all for that bear.
He will be tagged and if he does it again, that is all for that bear.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Snowboarder Killed in Vail Accident
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No reporting of how it happened - only that it was ruled an accident. Could be hitting a tree or falling into a tree well.
UPDATE: It was a tree well. News Link I have been trapped in a tree well but I haven't snowboarded. I can imagine that it is much more difficult to turn yourself around from an upside down position with both feet attached to the snowboard compared to skis where each leg can move independently.
No reporting of how it happened - only that it was ruled an accident. Could be hitting a tree or falling into a tree well.
UPDATE: It was a tree well. News Link I have been trapped in a tree well but I haven't snowboarded. I can imagine that it is much more difficult to turn yourself around from an upside down position with both feet attached to the snowboard compared to skis where each leg can move independently.
Monday, January 11, 2016
NASA Initiates Planetary Defense Coordination Office
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I guess all those large asteroids recently discovered only days before passing close by the earth has NASA worried. The creation of the office comes with the coolest job on the planet -
Planetary Defense Officer
I guess all those large asteroids recently discovered only days before passing close by the earth has NASA worried. The creation of the office comes with the coolest job on the planet -
Planetary Defense Officer
Friday, January 8, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Small 1.8 Quake Near Greeley
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