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Will Boulder’s Water Supply Stand Up to Climate Change? (Part 3)

These two aerial images show housing developments expanding along the floodplain of South Boulder Creek during a 50-year period. In the first image on the left, taken in July 1937 by U.S. Forest Service aerial survey crews, some agriculture is evident in the broad floodplain, but little housing. The image on the right shows new housing developments and U.S. 36 running diagonally through the image. (Credit: U.S. Forest Service photos courtesy of the Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network.)

This is the final installment in a three-part series by Caitlyn Kennedy, science writer for NOAA’s Climate Program Office, on how climate change is expected to impact Boulder’s water supply. Read part 1 and part 2. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to …

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Surf’s Up!

Colorado’s wild and wacky weekend weather included atmospheric waves rippling downstream of the high country. By Tom Yulsman As the polar jet stream plunged south into Colorado Saturday and Sunday, it swept remnants of the Alaskan superstorm across the Rockies — and brought yet another episode of wild autumnal weather. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this …

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