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Impact of drought on rivers and Western Colorado

March 30, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in KJCT 8 ABC News.

Colorado's snowpack takes 'massive nosedive' amid a 'record-smashing' heatwave

March 30, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in The Aspen Times.

Early April could bring precipitation to parts of Rockies, Plains

March 28, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Fence Post.

Colorado faces limited water supply after record-low snowpack

March 28, 2026

Featuring a guest column by Russ Schumacher in the Montrose Press.

Colorado activates Phase 2 drought response as conditions reach historic severity

March 27, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Kiowa County Press.

Impact of drought on rivers and Western Colorado

March 27, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in KCCO Fox Grand Junction.

Colorado residents face earliest water restrictions ever - a harbinger of worse to come

March 27, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in NBC News.

Impact of drought on rivers in Colorado

March 27, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in NBC News.

Colorado farmers sound the alarm as the state faces its lowest snowpack levels on record

March 26, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Denver ABC 7 News.

Climate scientists, farmers share growing concern about water levels amid low snow

March 26, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in KDVR Fox 31 Denver.

How the rich are spending big to chase the snow for their luxury ski vacations

March 24, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Business Insider.

Fort Collins breaks March heat records four days in a row

March 22, 2026

Featuring Noah Newman in the Coloradoan.

Colorado's 'unprecedented' March heat wave shows climate change in action, experts say

March 21, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Sky-Hi News.

After the West's historic snow drought, spring could bring water shortages and wildfires

March 21, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CBS News.

Colorado's early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future

March 20, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in CPR News.

The historic U.S. heat wave is rattling climate scientists. Here's what they have to say

March 20, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Fort Collins sets record for hottest day ever in March

March 19, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble and Noah Newman in the Coloradoan.

Colorado Springs Utilities Board approves drought resolution as conditions worsen

March 18, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in the Denver Gazette.

Colorado activates drought task force as hope for snowpack recovery dwindles

March 17, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Aspen Times.

Gov. Jared Polis activates Drought Task Force after months of snow drought

March 17, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in CPR News.

After 'winter of defeat', Colorado hopes for wetter summer

March 17, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in The Denver Gazette.

Extraordinary, climate change-fueled heat wave envelops the West with mounting consequences

March 17, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CNN Weather.

Heat wave to hit much of Colorado heading into first day of spring

March 17, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in CPR News.

Heat dome to bring record-breaking temperatures across the West

March 16, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Aspen Public Radio.

Evergreen Fire Rescue responds to dozens of downed trees calls on Thursday

March 13, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Denver 7 News.

Colorado snowpack reaches 40-year low

March 13, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in Western Slope Now.

Beyond something to drink: Colorado snowpack

March 12, 2026

Featuring the Russ Schumacher in KOAA 5 Southern Colorado.

Colorado's historic winter warmth shatters previous temperature records

March 11, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center monthly report in Colorado Newsline.

Colorado's historic winter warmth shatters previous temperature records

March 9, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in The Conversation.

"Forever Water" - What Happens in L.A., Stays in L.A.

March 8, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in H2O Radio.

Drought relief hopes pinned on Friday storm and March forecast

March 5, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Aspen Daily News.

With time running out, snow drought and warm weather raise wildfire risk in the West

March 4, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in NBC News.

Colorado's snowpack woes continue despite recent storms

March 4, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in KUNC NPR News.

Colorado mountain towns smashed temperature records last month, melting snow despite storms

March 4, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Vail Daily.

What Colorado's record warm winter means for our summer water supply

March 3, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in KOAA 5 Southern Colorado.

Recent snow helped somewhat, but snow drought lingers

February 27, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in The Fence Post.

Denver7's Colette Bordelon talks with the state climatologist on Colorado's warm, dry conditions

February 27, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Denver 7 ABC News YouTube Channel.

Colorado considers earlier than normal activation of Drought Task Force as snowpack continues to lag behind

February 26, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Vail Daily.

With no end in sight to dry days and high wildfire risk, Colorado eyes a task force

February 26, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Colorado Sun.

Peak to Peak Climate: The winter of no snow

February 26, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Mountain Ear.

The West’s Winter Has Been a Slow-Moving Catastrophe

February 18, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher, Allie Mazurek and Nolan Doesken in The Atlantic.

Low snow, big impact: What Colorado’s shrinking snowpack means for future

February 16, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in the Rocky Mountain Collegian.

All of the reasons Colorado’s horrible snowpack is so problematic

February 12, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

Snowpack Report: Record low reached in Arkansas River Basin, relief on the way

February 11, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in KOAA News Southern Colorado.

Colorado's state climatologist explains what needs to happen in the next few months to build up snowpack

February 11, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Denver 7 News.

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

February 10, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in AP News.

Soil-moisture system will yield information for farmers, foresters and forecasters

February 10, 2026

Featuring CoAgMET in the Colorado State University Source.

The snowpack this winter is ‘pretty ugly’ but still not the worst Colorado climatologists have ever seen

February 5, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Aspen Times.

Wondering about this mild winter? Third-graders get the answers from a meteorologist

February 5, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in CPR News.

Why Colorado's snowpack is so low - and if winter can still deliver

January 30, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in CBS News.

Spring preview in Western Colorado

January 29, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in KCJT.

Western states face 'snow drought' as snowpack hits record lows

January 28, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in NBC Universal.

Can Colorado get back to normal snowpack conditions this winter?

January 25, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in Sky-Hi News.

Colorado snowpack falls to record low with slim chance of recovery

January 24, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Big storms needed to make up huge water supply gap - experts say

January 21, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in The Colorado Sun.

Experts issue worrying statement about major US region's winter: 'It's pretty ugly'

January 21, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Cool Down - referenced in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Winter Drought continues to deepen across Colorado, threatening spring water supply

January 20, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Colorado Public Radio.

Colorado's snowpack hits record-lows for 3 days straight as 'bummer' winter conditions continue

January 16, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Summit Daily.

Colorado snowpack hits record lows, raising summer water concerns

January 15, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Western Slope Now.

Season's snowpack remains meager with little moisture in sight

January 14, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in the Grand Junction Sentinel.

Is it time to panic about Colorado's low snowpack? We asked experts

January 13, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Coloradoan.

The western US is in a snow drought, raising fears for summer water supplies

January 9, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CNN News.

An ice park without ice: How is the outdoor recreation industry grappling with an unseasonably warm winter?

January 7, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek on Colorado Public Radio.

Colorado ends 2025 with extremely low snowpack

January 3, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher on KUNC.

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December 20, 2025

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October 17, 2025

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