/tags/snowpack Snowpack en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:55:10 GMT /news/2025-04-21/snowflakes-death-threats-and-dollar-signs-cloud-seeding-is-at-a-crossroads Utah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to expand. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:55:10 GMT /news/2025-04-21/snowflakes-death-threats-and-dollar-signs-cloud-seeding-is-at-a-crossroads Alex Hager /news/2025-03-15/summit-county-snowpack-outpaces-past-five-seasons-and-state-of-colorado-as-forecast-calls-for-more-storms Snowpack levels in Summit County remain above normal, outpacing the past five seasons. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-15/summit-county-snowpack-outpaces-past-five-seasons-and-state-of-colorado-as-forecast-calls-for-more-storms Staff Report, Summit Daily /news/2025-01-20/snow-scientists-say-cloud-seeding-has-big-potential Water experts say cloud seeding deserves more funding and research to measure its impact on the drought-stricken Colorado River basin. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-20/snow-scientists-say-cloud-seeding-has-big-potential Alex Hager /news/2024-08-23/for-better-water-forecasts-scientists-say-we-should-pay-more-attention-to-spring The Colorado River starts as mountain snow, but climate change has made it harder to predict how much will flow into streams every year. A new study says springtime sun, rain and plants could make it easier. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-23/for-better-water-forecasts-scientists-say-we-should-pay-more-attention-to-spring Alex Hager /news/2024-05-10/this-pioneering-study-tells-us-how-snow-disappears-into-thin-air New findings about sublimation explain how snow is lost to evaporation before it can melt. The data can help form better predictions about water supplies from the Colorado River. Fri, 10 May 2024 17:25:09 GMT /news/2024-05-10/this-pioneering-study-tells-us-how-snow-disappears-into-thin-air Alex Hager /news/2024-05-05/a-rare-dose-of-hope-for-the-colorado-river-as-new-study-says-future-may-be-wetter A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last. Sun, 05 May 2024 12:10:00 GMT /news/2024-05-05/a-rare-dose-of-hope-for-the-colorado-river-as-new-study-says-future-may-be-wetter Alex Hager /news/2024-04-29/the-spring-melt-is-coming-for-mountain-snow-but-not-all-will-make-it-to-the-colorado-river Colorado's Rocky Mountains have reached peak snowpack, but climate change is changing the way snow turns to water. States around the region are debating new rules for the river that center around new water deficits. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:19:00 GMT /news/2024-04-29/the-spring-melt-is-coming-for-mountain-snow-but-not-all-will-make-it-to-the-colorado-river Alex Hager /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-01/song-of-fire-and-ice-the-complex-relationship-between-wildfire-and-snowpack Water and fire, and more specifically wildfire and snowpack, are crucial to the West. We look at their relationship and what it means for life in Northern Colorado today on In The NoCo. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-01/song-of-fire-and-ice-the-complex-relationship-between-wildfire-and-snowpack In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent /news/2023-12-27/a-snow-drought-is-leaving-the-wests-mountains-high-and-dry The limited snowfall could have big implications for the Colorado River, which gets most of its water from snow in the Rocky Mountains. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:19:08 GMT /news/2023-12-27/a-snow-drought-is-leaving-the-wests-mountains-high-and-dry Alex Hager /news/2023-11-30/climate-experts-say-colorados-winter-season-is-off-to-an-unusually-slow-start Colorado has had some early snowfall so far, but snowpack is below normal for this time of year and drought conditions are spreading across the state. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:21:58 GMT /news/2023-11-30/climate-experts-say-colorados-winter-season-is-off-to-an-unusually-slow-start Michael Lyle