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A man who has tracked climate data in Colorado for 52 years said this winter is unlike anything he has ever recorded. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — There are places people go to get away from the news. Trail
April 3rd, 2026 (Coyote Gulch — Delivered by Newstex) Click the link to read the article on the Colorado Climate Center website (Russ Schumacher): April 2, 2026 We've reached April 1, which is a key d
... zero SWE this year and had never previously been snow-free on April 1. The long-term measurement site at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic estimated that the spring snowpack in pa
... 200- to-1,000-year Snow Anomaly Observed in #Colorado Mountains: New analysis by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory reveals that the 2026 snow #drought is unprecedented in the recent histori
Abstract Atmospheric warming is reducing snowpack, with uncertain effects on mountainous streamflow, a crucial water resource. Despite limited historical observations of groundwater–streamflow interac
... 3,000 meters above sea level around the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory , in the former mining town of Gothic, researchers heated five 30-square-meter plots with infrared heaters powered year
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... ." For nearly three decades, heaters warmed experimental plots of ground year-round at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado in order to replicate conditions that may exist under cl
harvesting Jerusalem artichokes from his garden...
... risk this summer and push people to remove flammable brush from their properties. Two weeks ago, Inouye skied up to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory near Gothic, where he and other scienti
February 13th, 2026 (Coyote Gulch — Delivered by Newstex) Loveland Pass in Summit County on Dec. 24, 2025. The lack of snow is clearly visible on the higher peaks. Photo credit: Denver Water. Click th
Abstract Snowmelt triggers a soil microbial bloom and crash that affects nitrogen (N) export in high-elevation watersheds. The mechanisms underlying these microbial dynamics are uncertain, making soil
... surfaces from 67 trees at six sites spanning the Rocky Mountains, including 31 limber pine, 18 Douglas fir, and 18 Engelmann spruce. Sites span ~ 1,075 km and nearly 10° latitude, from Glacier Nat
... Research from Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Reveals New Findings on Behavioral Ecology (Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?)... ... obtain
... . Sites span ~ 1,075 km and nearly 10° latitude, from Glacier National Park to Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory , capturing broad environmental variation. Metagenomes were generated for each o
... ) generated a total of 256 entries, out of which 229 publications were examined after the screening procedure. As per our data analysis, The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and Journal of Eco
... of Ottawa, Colorado Mountain Club Foundation , National Science Foundation ( NSF ), Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory . The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University