Rainfall /tags/rainfall Rainfall en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT Artist creates monsoon soundscape to connect people with environment /regional-news/2023-11-28/artist-creates-monsoon-soundscape-to-connect-people-with-environment A Tucson artist created a Monsoon Sound Booth so that listeners can hear cicadas, wind chimes, heavy thunder and rain. Her goal is to increase water activism through her work. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-11-28/artist-creates-monsoon-soundscape-to-connect-people-with-environment Emma VandenEinde Study: Climate change brings more extreme rainfall to mountain towns /regional-news/2023-07-15/study-climate-change-brings-more-extreme-rainfall-to-mountain-towns A new study finds mountain regions will get more extreme rain because of climate change, raising the risk of hazards like floods and landslides. Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-15/study-climate-change-brings-more-extreme-rainfall-to-mountain-towns Kaleb Roedel Is it rain or snow? Researchers enlist citizen scientists to see what satellites can't /regional-news/2023-01-04/is-it-rain-or-snow-researchers-enlist-citizen-scientists-to-see-what-satellites-cant Researchers have developed a snow and rain tracker that gathers data from citizen scientists in an effort to improve the accuracy of storm warnings and water management. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:31:06 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-04/is-it-rain-or-snow-researchers-enlist-citizen-scientists-to-see-what-satellites-cant Emma VandenEinde Western water leaders talk local solutions amid Colorado River crisis /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis The Water Hub, an organization centered on water justice, led a briefing with a team of panelists to share local solutions as the Colorado River faces historic drought. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:33:38 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis Emma VandenEinde West Coast wildfires bring severe weather to Mountain West, study finds /regional-news/2022-10-26/west-coast-wildfires-bring-severe-weather-to-mountain-west-study-finds Researchers found that those wildfires increase the “occurrences of heavy precipitation rates by 38%” in our region, according to their work in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:48:02 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-26/west-coast-wildfires-bring-severe-weather-to-mountain-west-study-finds Emma VandenEinde The Mountain West's alarming September heat shatters records in Utah, Nevada /regional-news/2022-10-19/the-mountain-wests-alarming-september-heat-shatters-records-in-utah-nevada The National Centers for Environmental Information released its national climate report for September, indicating that the month's national average temperature was 68.1 degrees Fahrenheit — the fifth warmest September in the 128-year record. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:26:29 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-19/the-mountain-wests-alarming-september-heat-shatters-records-in-utah-nevada Emma VandenEinde Scientists Launch Effort To Collect Water Data In US West /science/2021-08-27/scientists-launch-effort-to-collect-water-data-in-us-west Federal scientists are launching an effort to better understand the hydrology in the U.S. West. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River. Scientists say data gathered from the equipment will help better predict rain and snowfall in the region and determine how much of it will flow through the river. Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMT /science/2021-08-27/scientists-launch-effort-to-collect-water-data-in-us-west Associated Press Climate Change May Bring Valley Fever To More Of The Mountain West /2019-09-18/climate-change-may-bring-valley-fever-to-more-of-the-mountain-west Researchers say the fungus behind a disease called Valley fever may spread in the Mountain West as rain and temperature patterns change. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:12:25 GMT /2019-09-18/climate-change-may-bring-valley-fever-to-more-of-the-mountain-west Rae Ellen Bichell Colorado's History Of July Floods Isn't A Coincidence /environment/2017-07-24/colorados-history-of-july-floods-isnt-a-coincidence The last week of July has seen two of the most severe floods in Colorado’s history - and that’s not a coincidence.Both floods began at night and both had… Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:30:00 GMT /environment/2017-07-24/colorados-history-of-july-floods-isnt-a-coincidence With Hick's Signature, Colorado's Rain Barrel Banditry Will Come To An End /politics/2016-05-05/with-hicks-signature-colorados-rain-barrel-banditry-will-come-to-an-end On quiet streets, in unsuspecting Colorado neighborhoods, among the retirees and young families, illegal activity runs rampant. Operating unchecked, rogue… Thu, 05 May 2016 18:44:58 GMT /politics/2016-05-05/with-hicks-signature-colorados-rain-barrel-banditry-will-come-to-an-end Harvest Public Media