Dust
May 12, 2008--The West's wacky weather (High Country News)
Some parts of the high country are still trying to dig out from one of the heaviest winters on record (more snow fell in the Rockies May 1),
May 1, 2008--Climate modelers see modern echo in '30s Dust Bowl (Environmental News Network)
Climate scientists using computer models to simulate the 1930s Dust Bowl on the U.S Great Plains have found that
February 24, 2008--Western dust up 500 percent in 200 years (Enviornmental News Service)
The Western United States has become 500 percent dustier in the past two centuries due to westward expansion and accompanying human activity beginning in the 1800s, according to a n
January 22, 2008--Dust-coated snowpacks melt sooner (Salt Lake Times Call)
There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that suggests dirty snowpacks melt off sooner.
January 15, 2008--Southwest water supply peaks scientists interest (Cortez Journal)
Southwest Colorado's rivers are far from major universities, and they haven't attracted much attention from scientists. That's changing, though.
January 2, 2008--Southwest Colorado sees scientific water awakening (Durango Herald)
Southwest Colorado's rivers are far from major universities, and they haven't attracted much attention from scientists. That's changing, though.
October 17, 2007--Snowpack's dirty little secret (Glenwood Springs Post Independent)
When a winter storm hit Colorado on Feb. 15, 2006, it had a profound effect on the state's snowpack that year, but not how you might imagine.
