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San Juan Mountain water year 2020 starts dry, but is on the upswing

The 2020 water year (which started Oct. 1, 2019) began like a desiccated whimper in the San Juan Mountains of … More

Climate, colorado, Drought, sanjuanmountains, snow, weather, winter

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

#Animas, Climate change, colorado, ColoradoHistory, Drought, environmental history, weather

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

#Animas, #RiverOfLostSoulsBook, Climate, colorado, Drought, economy, tourism, weather, wildfire

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

#Animas, #RiverofLostSouls, cowx, Drought, sanjuanmountains, snowpack, weather

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

#Animas, #RiverofLostSouls, Climate, colorado, Drought, weather

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