The 2020 water year (which started Oct. 1, 2019) began like a desiccated whimper in the San Juan Mountains of … More
Tag: weather
Farmington flatline: The lower Animas River is dry
UPDATE 7/9/2018: The US Geological Survey determined that their gauge was faulty, and that the river did not actually run … More
The 416 Fire and memories of 2002 — and 1879
UPDATE on 6/8/2018: As of the end of day 6/7, the 416 Fire had reached 5,100 acres and as of … More
San Juan Snowpack, March 1 update
In January, I posted here about the dire snowpack situation in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. At the … More
Scarce San Juan snowpack is not unprecedented, but that doesn’t make it “normal”
“For the first time in fourteen years, San Juan County celebrated Christmas and New Year’s days without any snow on … More
Jonathan P. Thompson 