Tag: Heat Wave
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Xcel details energy plan amid Colorado heatwave
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With potentially record-breaking heat pushing through the metro Denver area this weekend, many homes will be relying on air conditioning to get through — all stemming from electricity. Xcel Energy — which serves over 3.7 million customers throughout eight states, including Colorado — is planning ahead on keeping energy…
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Denver opens cooling areas in recreation centers and libraries due to heat advisory
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the city prepares for a heat wave, Denver’s health agency is pointing to several public spaces that can serve as “cooling areas.” All Denver’s recreation centers will offer a designated space, where people can “cool off during extreme heat,” the department said in a…
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Denver breaks 145-year-old temperature record, hitting triple-digits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A record that’s four days older than the state of Colorado fell Wednesday afternoon as temperatures hit triple digits at Denver International Airport. The 145-year-old record toppled after temperatures reached 99 degrees around 2 p.m.…
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Voluntary afternoon fishing ban enacted for Yampa, Elk rivers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to avoid fishing after noon in sections of the Yampa River and Elk River due to low flows and warm water temperatures, officials said. The voluntary fishing ban began Tuesday for sections of the Yampa River that run…