Colorado鈥檚 drought conditions aren鈥檛 getting any better, but they鈥檙e also not getting any worse.
That鈥檚 according to State Climatologist Nolan Doesken. He says in the past week, Colorado has seen slight changes in both temperature and moisture.
鈥淪o overall the combination of cooler temperatures and some鈥攍ot a lot, but some鈥攑recipitation has meant that conditions have sort of stabilized,鈥� he said.
The statement comes on the heels of a weekly Climate, Water and Drought Assessment summary of the Upper Colorado River Basin, prepared by the (NIDIS). Doesken says a change in weather patterns鈥攆rom a La Nina to a weak- to moderate-El Nino influence鈥攃ould lead to more precipitation this fall.
鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 guarantee beneficial moisture, but it tilts the odds in that direction,鈥� said Doesken.
But the bad news for farmers is there鈥檚 no major precipitation expected for Colorado in the short term.
Hot and dry weather across much of the U.S. has led to millions of damaged crops this year. Bloomberg 暗黑爆料 reported today that the cost to private crop insurers
