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As flood danger looms, Weather Service never sleeps
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Days after the Waldo Canyon fire started, meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Pueblo issued their first flash-flood warning in the fire area. They took heat for it. Another complication for firefighters, some…
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As flood danger looms, Weather Service never sleeps
Days after the Waldo Canyon fire started, meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Pueblo issued their first flash-flood warning in the fire area. They took heat for it. Another complication for firefighters, some said. Others wanted the rain, especially during such a horrific blaze. Some apparently thought that a flash-flood warning would send…
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Waldo Canyon fire victim sues insurance company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 91-year-old Waldo Canyon fire refugee is suing over claims she was left without enough insurance coverage to rebuild her home because of a negligently drafted policy. In an eight-page lawsuit filed March 14 in…
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Waldo Canyon fire victim sues insurance company
A 91-year-old Waldo Canyon fire refugee is suing over claims she was left without enough insurance coverage to rebuild her home because of a negligently drafted policy. In an eight-page lawsuit filed March 14 in 4th Judicial District Court, Velma Rose says she approached William David Beadles, her insurance agent of six years, in October…
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Drought will be apparent at many reservoirs this spring
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a severe drought encompasses the mid-western United States, Coloradans will start to see its impacts on fishing, boating and other reservoir recreation this spring. In May, Denver Water officials will drain Antero Reservoir, a…
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Drought will be apparent at many reservoirs this spring
As a severe drought encompasses the mid-western United States, Coloradans will start to see its impacts on fishing, boating and other reservoir recreation this spring. In May, Denver Water officials will drain Antero Reservoir, a popular fishing spot, pushing anglers and boaters towards Eleven Mile and Spinney Mountain reservoirs in Park County. A system of…
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Federal flood cash gets vote, money needed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A national struggle to get Colorado millions of federal dollars for watershed recovery could end Monday with a much-anticipated U.S. Senate vote. Colorado politicians and land management officials have fought since the end of 2012…
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Federal flood cash gets vote, money needed
A national struggle to get Colorado millions of federal dollars for watershed recovery could end Monday with a much-anticipated U.S. Senate vote. Colorado politicians and land management officials have fought since the end of 2012 for Emergency Watershed Protection Program money, which lawmakers first cut then reintroduced into Senate and House bills. The Senate’s Monday…
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Drought will dry up Antero Reservoir
Drought is leading officials to drain a Park County reservoir this May to preserve water resources. This will be the second time since 2002 that Antero Reservoir has been drained to minimize water losses due to evaporation, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A severe drought has hit much of eastern…
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Irrigation dries up as farmers face summer of drought
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A severe drought that has depleted snowpack in the mountains, left pastures painted with huge swaths of dirt and sent the price of hay skyrocketing. And much of the parched land may stay thirsty. Arid…