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A road winds through the snow-covered Rocky Mountains at Hoosier Pass as seen from the air, Monday, April 18, 2022, near Blue River, Colo. Some drought-prone communities in the U.S. West are mapping snow by air to refine their water forecasts. It's one way water managers are adjusting as climate change disrupts weather patterns and makes current forecasting methods less reliable. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

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To refine water forecasts, Western cities map snow by plane
By BRITTANY PETERSON - Associated Press
Wed,05/04/22-11:23AM , 430 Reads
GUNNISON, Colo. (AP) — At a tiny airport surrounded by mountains, a three-person crew takes off for the inaugural flight above the headwaters of the Colorado River to measure the region’s snow by air.
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Graduate student Arielle Koshkin, left, takes notes as snow hydrologist Anne Nolin, right, measures snow reflectivity at the site of the 2021 Caldor Fire Monday, April 4, 2022, near Twin Bridges, Calif. As wildfires increase in severity and frequency across the West, researchers are studying how charred bark shedding from scorched trees may be further disrupting water supplies by contributing to an acceleration of snow melt to rivers, possibly leaving less water flowing in the summer when it's most needed. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

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After wildfires, scorched trees could disrupt water supplies
By BRITTANY PETERSON - Associated Press
Wed,04/20/22-10:42AM , 372 Reads
TWIN BRIDGES, Calif. (AP) — In a California forest torched by wildfire last summer, researcher Anne Nolin examines a handful of the season's remaining snow, now darkened by black specks from the burned trees above.
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An athlete sweeps a puck behind a goal at a pond hockey tournament Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Grand Lake, Colo. The event, which takes place on the state's largest natural lake, was held a month later than normal due to a delayed freeze following a trend of extremely hot summers and an uncharacteristically warm fall. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

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As planet warms, less ice covering North American lakes
By BRITTANY PETERSON - Associated Press
Fri,03/04/22-12:21PM , 403 Reads
GRAND LAKE, Colorado (AP) — With a backdrop of mountain vistas and a rink of natural ice, the annual ice hockey tournament at Grand Lake offers a picturesque snapshot of Colorado’s beauty. What’s not apparent is the problem brewing under players’ skates.
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