Cooling shelters open as forecasters and physicians warn Coloradans to avoid the heat
The National Weather Service issued heat advisories and is warning that daytime temperatures could climb above 100 degrees and set records in western Colorado, the Interstate 25 corridor much of the eastern half of the state.
Climate change is making Colorado heat waves more likely — and more likely to be extreme
There is a lot of scientific evidence that human-linked climate change is increasing the likelihood of heat waves in Colorado — and increasing the odds for heat events that are more intense and longer-lasting.
A dangerous and long-lasting heat wave is expected to scorch Colorado this week
The high temperatures are expected to hit the Western Slope in earnest today before crawling east and driving up temperatures across the Front Range and Eastern Plains on Thursday.
The mysterious monolith in northern Colorado has been removed
A Facebook post stated the Monolith was removed after an “overwhelming” rush of visitors, and that the creator is welcome to take it back.
Mysterious monolith has northern Colorado pointing, theorizing and buzzing
No one knows how it got there, and who — or what — put it there. But the object, dubbed The Monolith, is stirring up a lot of buzz.
Wildfire near Twin Lakes likely sparked by abandoned campfire, investigators say
The Interlaken fire grew to about three-quarters of a square mile by late Wednesday.
Late-night hailstorms pummel Denver metro
Hailstones the size of limes and baseballs were reported in Commerce City, Aurora and Broomfield.
Wildfire burning in San Juan National Forest prompts air quality alert due to heavy smoke
Lightning likely sparked the Spruce Creek fire on May 14, but the blaze doubled in size overnight and is now covering more than seven square miles.
Industry hopeful U.S. ban on Russian uranium imports revives Western mines
The bipartisan law is a boost to Lakewood-based Energy Fuels, the largest producer of uranium in the U.S.
A major solar storm is hitting Earth. Blackouts could happen but probably not in Colorado
Governments and critical industries have been warned of possible disruptions, and issue a rare severe geomagnetic storm watch — the first in nearly 20 years.
Critical wildfire weather risk today due to strong winds and low humidity
The most dangerous conditions are expected in a small “critical” region that extends east from Rocky Ford to Las Animas, south to the Colorado-New Mexico Border, data from the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center show.
Colorado weather: First severe storm threat of the season brings small chance of hail and tornadoes
Another wave of storms is expected to bring rain across a wider area later this week, including several inches of snow for the mountains.
One of Colorado’s reintroduced wolves was found dead. Investigators say it probably died from natural causes
One of the wolves released in December as part of a voter-approved reintroduction program was found dead last week in Larimer County.
We asked Coloradans to look at our planet from space for Earth Day. Here are their reflections on our “Pale Blue Dot”
For Earth Day 2024, CPR journalists asked a group of people across Colorado to look at that same image of Earth, help us read Sagan’s passage — and tell us how the image makes them feel today.
How a Colorado farmer protected his business from climate change and water shortages by turning to the craft beer industry
Todd Olander said preparing for climate change and related water shortages has made his farm business hardier — and better.
For the first time, a Colorado utility switched off power to prevent wildfires. Xcel Energy says it worked, but customers are frustrated
The company’s president says preemptively powering down parts of the electricity grid likely prevented sparks and arcing during a weekend windstorm that could have ignited a wildfire.
