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All of the reasons # Colorado 's horrible #snowpack is so problematic — Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News)

Date: February 13, 2026

Summary

... risk this summer and push people to remove flammable brush from their properties. Two weeks ago, Inouye skied up to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory near Gothic, where he and other scientists have been conducting research for over 50 years, and... ... other mountain mammals might have to use more energy to stay warm in their habitats without that snowy insulation. Burning energy faster could mean some will starve or emerge from hibernation earlier, according to Inouye with the Rocky