The Science and Grandeur of Glaciers
When you picture a glacier, you probably imagine the Arctic. In fact, about 10% of…
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Chain/Traction Laws and Winter Driving
Drivers should be aware that the Legislature recently updated Colorado’s chain laws. The new law…
Time Machine Tuesday: 1984 Floods and Landslides
In May and June of 1984, unseasonably warm temperatures caused that winter’s heavy snowfalls to…
Colorado Hazard Mapping Tools
Flood season has arrived, and the State of Colorado has a number of online tools…
Avalanche Safety
This winter’s heavy snowfalls have created extremely dangerous avalanche conditions in the high country, and…
CoCoRaHS: The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network, or…
Citizen Science
Colorado State University’s Natural Resources Economy Lab (NREL), along with several other partners, has developed…
Time Machine Tuesday: Tracking Colorado's Climate
It’s been a mild and dry November and December — but is this unusual for…
September is National Preparedness Month
The recent hurricane events have demonstrated the importance of being prepared for disaster. Even though…
Hurricane Information
2017 is turning out to be a historic year for hurricane activity in the U.S.,…
1997 Fort Collins Flood
Twenty years ago today a major flood hit Fort Collins. Heavy rainfall of 3 inches…
Time Machine Tuesday: Severe Storms
Yesterday the Colorado front range was hit hard with a storm producing heavy rains, hail,…
Caring for Storm-Damaged Trees
Spring snowstorms and freezes like those experienced in Denver metro area this weekend can cause…
Time Machine Tuesday: Avalanches
Avalanche danger is nothing new in Colorado. Forty years ago, the University of Colorado’s Institute…
Time Machine Tuesday: Predicting Disaster
In 1998 the University of Colorado’s Natural Hazards Center issued a paper entitled What Hazards…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Average Annual Precipitation, 1951-1980
In 1984 the Colorado Climate Center, part of Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science,…
Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Governor John Hickenlooper has declared June 22-28, 2014, as Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week. Click…
Colorado Climate Center – 2013 Flood Data
Colorado State University’s Colorado Climate Center has compiled a special website devoted to last September’s floods. …
Front Range Blizzards
This month marks the 100-year anniversary of Denver’s worst-recorded blizzard, the blizzard of December 1-5,…
Winter Weather Preparedness Week
This is Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Colorado. Get ready for the coming winter storms…