Water Troubles

The Colorado River Is In Trouble.  The great river of the American West has headwaters in the marshes created by the snow-melts at La Poudre Pass (Colorado).  Soon afterwards, the water diversion projects begin. These water fields and provide life to communities.   Before leaving the Coyote Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park (also Colorado), aboutContinue reading “Water Troubles”

Derechos

Derechos are massive wind storms that can stretch linearly for hundreds of miles. They can include bands of showers and thunderstorms, and they can spawn tornadoes. Traditionally, for something to qualify as a “derecho,” the wind storm must extend 250 miles (~400kM), have wind gusts that equal or exceed 58mph (121 kM/h) with multiple gustsContinue reading “Derechos”