Sunday, December 31, 2017

4.0 Quake West of Trinidad

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Largest quake of 2017 and near 2 - 3+ quakes in the same area in the past week. A USGS study found that the 5.3 earthquake near Trinidad on Aug 11, 2011 was caused by fracking wastewater disposal wells. Looks like it's time for the disposal well or wells in the Trinidad area to be shut-down and relocated.

CAIC Received 132 Avalanche Reports from Summit County in the Past Week

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Fortunately all observed from a distance.

Surge in Colorado Car Insurance Rates for 2018 Expected After Record Damage Claims from 2017 Hailstorm

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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Breckenridge Ski Area Closed for High Winds

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Some Sage Advice on Wildlife Encounters

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Grand Junction Sentinel Proposes Grazing of Forest Service Land to Reduce Wildfire Risk

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The part of the article they got right is how the government does the same thing over and over again and expects a different outcome. An additional note, goats do far better than cattle on reducing wildfire risk.

Chinook Winds Warm Up the Front Range

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High Winds Knockout Power to 10,000 in Fort Collins

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Coyote Hazing Aims to Reduce Pet Attacks in Erie

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32 pets attacked, reports of coyotes stalking children.

High Winds Expected to Continue Through Saturday Night

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Crews Pull Horse That Fell Through Pond Ice in Elizabeth

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017

Op Ed: Leash Your Dog or Face the Law

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Article claims that off-leash dogs were attacked by mountain lions in 6 separate incidents in Evergreen.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Medical Professionals Floating the Gunnison River Rescue Injured Hiker

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There have been several incidents in the past few years in which fallen climbers or hikers were rescued by medical or rescue personnel that just happened by. Unlucky to have fallen, lucky that rescue people discovered them.

Fireball Over Colorado Was Likely Part of Geminid Meteor Shower

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Astronomers say meteor seen over Colorado not part of Geminid meteor shower.  News Link

Hard to keep track of what's real and what's not.

Friday, December 15, 2017

Woman Catches Great Photos of a Deer Walking Through a Store

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Dog in Larimer County Euthanized After Getting Plague

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The 7th pet to contract plague in 2017.  The dog might have picked up the disease by sniffing a dead prarie dog.  This is one of the many hazards pet owners subject themselves to by letting dogs run off-leash.

Myth Busting for Mountain Lions

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The conclusion of this study is mountain lions go out of their way to prey on young deer and elk. They made no mention of the current effort by Colorado Parks and Wildlife's effort to kill mountain lions as a means of increasing the deer population but this study suggests that killing mountain lions won't have much impact on the current buck population.

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Raccoon Tests Positive for Rabies in Denver

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There has been a big outbreak of rabies this year in the Denver area with the first dog to contract rabies since the 1970's.

Driver Falls Asleep at Wheel Crashes Into River Near Barr Lake

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Guess that woke her up.

Smoke Bomb Starts Brush Fire Near Horsetooth Reservoir

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3 clueless  20 somethings lit a smoke bomb in a dry field to enhance their photographs. Felony arson charges are coming if they can find them.