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He’s lived alone in the Colorado mountains for 52 years measuring snow every day. Here’s what he has noticed.
A man who has tracked climate data in Colorado for 52 years said this winter is unlike anything he has ever recorded. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — There are places people go to get away from the news. Trail
Mountain #snowpack should be peaking around now. This year, it's almost gone — Russ Schumacher
April 3rd, 2026 (Coyote Gulch — Delivered by Newstex) Click the link to read the article on the Colorado Climate Center website (Russ Schumacher): April 2, 2026 We've reached April 1, which is a key d
Mountain #snowpack should be peaking around now. This year, it's almost gone — Russ Schumacher (#Colorado Climate Center) #runoff
... zero SWE this year and had never previously been snow-free on April 1. The long-term measurement site at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic estimated that the spring snowpack in pa
200- to-1,000-year Snow Anomaly Observed in #Colorado Mountains: New analysis by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory reveals that the 2026 snow #drought is unprecedented in the recent historical record #snowpack #runoff #GunnisonRiver #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
... 200- to-1,000-year Snow Anomaly Observed in #Colorado Mountains: New analysis by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory reveals that the 2026 snow #drought is unprecedented in the recent histori
Warming and snow loss increase reliance on old groundwater in a Colorado River headwater
Abstract Atmospheric warming is reducing snowpack, with uncertain effects on mountainous streamflow, a crucial water resource. Despite limited historical observations of groundwater–streamflow interac
From meadows to scrubland: how global warming is transforming Colorado 's alpine meadows
... 3,000 meters above sea level around the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory , in the former mining town of Gothic, researchers heated five 30-square-meter plots with infrared heaters powered year
Research Conducted at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Has Updated
Our Knowledge about Science (Experimental warming decouples plantfungal symbiont interactions and leads to a more conservative ecosystem) ... Research Conducted at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
University of Michigan : Long-term Warming Transforms Mountain Meadows Above and Below Ground
... ." For nearly three decades, heaters warmed experimental plots of ground year-round at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado in order to replicate conditions that may exist under cl
All of the reasons # Colorado ’s horrible #snowpack is so problematic — Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News) Loveland Pass in Summit County on Dec. 24, 2025. The lack of snow is clearly visible on the higher peaks. Photo credit: Denver Water. Click the link to read the article on the Water Education Colorado website (Shannon Mullane): February 12, 2026 Biologist David Inouye spent part of his Tuesday afternoon
harvesting Jerusalem artichokes from his garden...
All of the reasons # Colorado 's horrible #snowpack is so problematic — Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News)
... 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 scienti
All of the reasons #Colorado's horrible #snowpack is so problematic — Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News)
February 13th, 2026 (Coyote Gulch — Delivered by Newstex) Loveland Pass in Summit County on Dec. 24, 2025. The lack of snow is clearly visible on the higher peaks. Photo credit: Denver Water. Click th
Multi-omics reveals nitrogen dynamics associated with soil microbial blooms during snowmelt
Abstract Snowmelt triggers a soil microbial bloom and crash that affects nitrogen (N) export in high-elevation watersheds. The mechanisms underlying these microbial dynamics are uncertain, making soil
Research from U.S. Department of Energy Has Provided New Study Findings on Ecology (Host species and geographic location shape microbial diversity and functional potential in the conifer needle microbiome)
... surfaces from 67 trees at six sites spanning the Rocky Mountains, including 31 limber pine, 18 Douglas fir, and 18 Engelmann spruce. Sites span ~ 1,075 km and nearly 10° latitude, from Glacier Nat
Research from Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Reveals New Findings on Behavioral Ecology (Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?)
... Research from Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Reveals New Findings on Behavioral Ecology (Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?)... ... obtain
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New fire station building ready for move-in next month
Host species and geographic location shape microbial diversity and functional potential in the conifer needle microbiome
... . Sites span ~ 1,075 km and nearly 10° latitude, from Glacier National Park to Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory , capturing broad environmental variation. Metagenomes were generated for each o
RMBL puts CB Hostel under contract
Researchers from Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) Report Recent Findings in Climate Change ( Climate change and plant-pollinator interactions: global research trends and visualization)
... ) generated a total of 256 entries, out of which 229 publications were examined after the screening procedure. As per our data analysis, The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and Journal of Eco
Findings from University of Ottawa in the Area of Climate Change Described (Up High, Hot and Dry: Individual Reproductive Output In Subalpine Bees Declines With Increasing Drought Severity)
... of Ottawa, Colorado Mountain Club Foundation , National Science Foundation ( NSF ), Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory . The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University