Author: Hannah Stoll
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NASA hard at work in Colorado on new snow sensing satellite
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Silverton’s Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies (CSAS) is aiding in NASA’s five-year SnowEx project, which aims to provide important information about snowpack. “They want to sense snow water equivalent from space,” said Jeff Derry,…
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What will Colorado’s wildfire season be like in 2020?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado wildfires flare up every summer, often threatening the state’s population centers and wild areas, alike. As a result, scientists and firefighters follow climatic and environmental patterns closely each year in an attempt to better…
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9 local animals that “don’t belong” in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is home to a wide range of wildlife, including iconic animals such as the mountain lion, the black bear, and the rattlesnake. However, all of the animals found in the Centennial State aren’t actually…
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How do Colorado’s hot springs work?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s western slope is rich with hot springs – many of which have been harnessed for private spas, while others remain in a natural state. These pools of piping hot, sulphur-tinged water are the result…
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38 fires actively burning beneath Colorado’s surface
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most people can’t tell, but Colorado is home to 38 actively burning underground coal fires—and there’s not much that can be done about them. Instead of actively fighting these blazes, Colorado firefighters tend to focus…
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Volcanic eruption in Colorado disputed as world’s largest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A landscape of spectacular rock formations around Colorado hint at the region’s turbulent volcanic past. While only one volcano in the state is considered active today, visitors of the San Juan mountains can see evidence…
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Why aren’t there more guardrails on Colorado’s dangerous roads?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Much of Colorado’s striking mountain scenery is accessible from high-altitude mountain passes and summit-reaching routes. These often switchbacking, cliffside roads aren’t for the faint of heart, typically featuring sections with little space between the tire…
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12 different 5Ks for 12 months of the year around Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Is it really a surprise that one of the most athletic states in the country has a number of classic 5Ks happening year-round? Find these foot race events around Colorado. Think you can conquer all…
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Here’s why avalanches kill more people in Colorado than any other state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A staggering 287 people have died in Colorado due to avalanches over the past 70 years. To put that number into perspective, that’s nearly twice the number of fatalities that have occurred in the state…
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4 spots in Colorado with a radioactive past
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After the discovery of nuclear fission in the 1930s, humans sought to harness its explosive nature for energy and warfare. Colorado played a larger role in the development of nuclear technology than you might think.…