Tag: Russ Schumacher
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Colorado’s drought situation improves, but snowfall still below normal
Colorado’s drought situation vastly improved this month compared to over a year ago, but experts worry about wildfire potential if the state doesn’t get good snow and rain in the spring, according to presentations at Thursday’s state Water Availability Task Force meeting. Last year’s poor precipitation has had a dramatic effect on reservoir storage across…
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High and Dry: Colorado in Drought — 5th generation El Paso County rancher hit with disaster
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the second part of our series, we follow the trials of a 5th generation cattle rancher in El Paso County facing down a near impossible plight in 2020 due to drought. (Video by Skyler Ballard) Check back Friday, March 5, 2021 for part three…
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High and Dry: Colorado in Drought — State’s residents have coped with extreme dryness for generations
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Summer of discontent: pandemic, record heat, fires, protests and racial reckoning
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This was weeks before the heat. May 28, a night of American unrest. Another tumultuous moment in this time of sickness and social and political reckoning. Apryl Alexander, a leader with Black Lives Matter 5280,…