by v4djr4jbef2017 | Jan 12, 2018 | Natural Disasters, Winter
It is no exaggeration to say that the winter of 2017-2018 so far is one of the worst many on the Front Range can remember. Snowpack is at historic lows, even at the higher elevations, and according to some researchers the state is on track for its worst winter in...
by v4djr4jbef2017 | Oct 13, 2017 | How-To, Natural Disasters, Water
Hurricane Harvey wasn’t a surprise. The eighth named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Harvey became the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005, snapping a record-setting 12-year calm streak. The city of Houston,...
by v4djr4jbef2017 | Aug 7, 2017 | Natural Disasters, Water, Weather
Flooding is the risk that’s all around us. Nationwide, it is estimated that as many as 20% of American homes are at risk of flood-related damage and, on average, more than 80 people die each year in floods in the U.S., making this the second-most deadly weather event...
by v4djr4jbef2017 | Jul 12, 2017 | Natural Disasters
The state of Colorado sits at the intersection of several risk factors that make the region particularly susceptible to wildfire. It is heavily covered in vegetation, ranging from grasses on the plains to trees and shrubs in the foothills and high country. Its climate...
by v4djr4jbef2017 | Jun 13, 2017 | How-To, Natural Disasters, Weather
Monday, May 8, 2017 should not have been a particularly eventful day, but in parts of Colorado’s Front Range it turned into a day that few will likely ever forget. A massive thunderstorm rolled through the metro area that afternoon, dropping baseball-sized hail on...
by v4djr4jbef2017 | Feb 15, 2017 | Natural Disasters, Weather
The town of Crested Butte, Colo. knows all about snowstorms. After all, the ski town located deep in the Rocky Mountains records an average of 217 inches of the white stuff every year and has based its entire economy on skiing, snowboard and winter recreation. But...
