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Climate horrors in Colorado are no longer just a threat. They’ve arrived.
This article notes that a new Mines study found that climate change makes snow drought about 14 times more likely in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
July 23, 2026
Global warming unmakes winter in the US West
Adrienne Marshall, a computational hydrologist and assistant professor of geology and geological engineering, said it was a ”gut punch” when she discovered how much more frequent extreme global warming-caused snow droughts will likely be.
July 22, 2026
Colorado drought increasingly linked to long-term climate change
Adrienne Marshall, a computational hydrologist who is an assitant professor of geology/geological engineering, said she hopes her study helps motivate people to think about how they can adapt to and avoid very low snow years.
July 22, 2026