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Study says California’s 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don’t get used to it
The study authors coined the term “snow deluge” for one-in-20-year heavy snowfalls, when it’s cold and wet enough to maintain a deep snowpack through April 1. But even among these rare snow deluges, last year’s stood out as the snowiest, edging out ....
April 29, 2024
‘Snow deluge’ years on the decline across the US West, thanks to climate change: Study
“There’s a common narrative with climate change that extreme weather events are getting more extreme,” lead author Adrienne Marshall, an assistant professor of geology and geological engineering at Colorado School of Mines, said in a statement.
April 29, 2024
Collateral damage: American innovation
Walter G. Copan, vice president for research and technology transfer at Colorado School of Mines, wrote this opinion piece about the potential impacts of a Biden administration proposal to try to lower drug prices.
April 26, 2024