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List
of Available News Releases
To update you on the latest Climate Center activities, news releases
are occasionally prepared. These include those from the media and our
own distributions through Colorado
State University. These are provided below.
Click on the link(s) below to read the Press or News Release.
Colorado State University Press Releases:
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Tuesday,
April 01, 2003
ACCORDING TO CLIMATE CENTER, RECENT
STORMS ARE DROUGHT-EASING, NOT DROUGHT-ENDING: STATE BEHIND
IN RESERVOIR STORAGE AND ACCUMULATIONS
Amid varying reports of Colorado's current drought situation
and water supply outlook following the March blizzard of 2003,
climatologists at Colorado State University's Colorado Climate
Center stress that recent rain and snowfall, although beneficial
in easing the state's drought, are not enough to end the state's
drought. The climate researchers add that, even with a wetter
than average spring, it is not likely that Colorado will pull
out of long-term drought impacts in 2003, and that the state
will continue to face serious irrigation and municipal water
shortages throughout the spring and summer.
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Thursday,
February 13, 2003
FORUM ADDRESSES WATER CRUNCH, PROBABILITY
OF DRY YEARS AHEAD
Although much of Colorado has received snowfall in the last
few weeks, drought conditions still exist. In fact, Colorado
State University's Colorado Climate Center's warning this
week of an increasing threat of an exceptionally dry winter
and the high probability of at least another year of drought
will be among topics discussed at the Colorado Agricultural
Outlook Forum Feb. 20 at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, 3801
Quebec St.
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Monday,
February 10, 2003
STATE CLIMATOLOGIST WARNS OF GROWING
THREATS FOR A DRY WINTER AND A SERIOUS MULTI-YEAR DROUGHT
Snowfall in Colorado's high country and along portions of
the Front Range recently added moisture to the state, however,
researchers from Colorado State University's Colorado Climate
Center warn about the increasing threat of an exceptionally
dry winter. The climatologists report that Colorado is currently
experiencing a serious two-year state-wide drought and headed
toward a multi-year drought. They add that the state's water
managers and citizens should prepare for ongoing serious drought
conditions at least throughout 2003.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2003
MEDIA
TIP SHEET: DROUGHT-RELATED EXPERTS AND RESOURCES AT COLORADO
STATE UNIVERSITY
Robert Ward, director of the Water Center at Colorado State
University and director of the Colorado Water Resources Research
Institute, is available to discuss drought and related municipal
water management and water quality monitoring issues. Ward also
can address wastewater treatment, non-point source pollution
control and water systems engineering and design. Ward has co-authored
two books about water management and currently serves on The
National Water Quality Monitoring Council and consults around
the world on water quality monitoring issues. To speak with
Ward, contact Brad Bohlander at (970) 491-1545 or brad.bohlander@colostate.edu.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2002
COLORADO
STATE’S DROUGHTLAB WELCOMES WATER MANAGERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS
AND RESEARCHERS TO THE COLORADO DROUGHT CONFERENCE
Colorado State University's DroughtLab is hosting the Colorado
Drought Conference: Managing Water Supply and Demand in the
Time of Drought from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Lory Student
Center on the university's main campus. The conference, being
attended by water managers, public officials and leading water
and climate researchers, will analyze current water management
issues and examine options to mitigate negative impacts of drought
for the future.
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Thursday, September 26, 2002
SEPTEMBER
DROUGHT UPDATE: RAIN AND SNOW BRING SOME STATEWIDE RELIEF: HOWEVER,
DROUGHT UNLIKELY TO SUBSIDE BY SPRING
The last few weeks have brought the closest thing to statewide
drought relief that Coloradoans have seen this year as rain
fell throughout the state accompanied by cool temperatures,
high humidity's and the first high elevation snow of the season.
However, even with a wet fall and above average snowfall this
winter, experts at Colorado State University's Colorado Climate
Center warn that the resources for most water users will not
likely recover from the drought by next spring.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2002
MEDIA
TIPSHEET: DROUGHT AND WILDFIRE
Economic impacts of drought still being assessedThe economic
impacts of the drought are starting to be tallied as dismal
crops are harvested from fields and ranchers scramble to keep
their herds fed. Jeff Tranel is a Colorado State Cooperative
Extension agricultural economist who is also a member of Governor
Owens' Drought Task Force, a group of experts who keep the governor
apprised of the drought conditions and its effects. Tranel can
discuss the economic significance of the drought in Colorado
and the west, how the impact will be assessed, the role of government
in dealing with drought, and challenges agriculture and other
industries are facing. To speak with Tranel, contact Dell Rae
Moellenberg at 970-491-6009 or dellrae.moellenberg@colostate.edu.
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Thursday, July 18, 2002
MEDIA
TIPSHEET - DROUGHT AND FIRE
The economic impacts of the drought are starting to be tallied
as dismal crops are harvested from fields and ranchers scramble
to keep their herds fed. Jeff Tranel is a Colorado State Cooperative
Extension agricultural economist who is also a member of Governor
Owens' Drought Task Force, a group of experts who keep the governor
apprised of the drought conditions and its effects. Tranel can
discuss the economic significance of the drought in Colorado
and the west, how the impact will be assessed, the role of government
in dealing with drought, and challenges agriculture and other
industries are facing. To speak with Tranel, contact Dell Rae
Moellenberg at 970-491-6009 or dellrae.moellenberg@colostate.edu.
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Friday, May 17, 2002
MEDIA
TIP SHEET: DROUGHT AND FIRE
Drought has been declared in more than 30 states in the union,
with several additional states labeled official drought watch
areas. Forecasters are calling for a long, hot summer ahead
and spell out an extreme fire season and financial trouble for
many industries. The following is a list of Colorado State University
drought and fire experts who are available to the media. This
list also includes contact information for university research
centers. This tip sheet is intended to provide resources to
the media and is not intended to provide contact information
for the public. University Relations contacts who can arrange
interviews or provide additional information are listed with
each expert.
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Monday, April 15, 2002
APRIL
DROUGHT UPDATE: NEW COLORADO STATE WEB SITE PROVIDES UPDATED
DROUGHT AND WEATHER-RELATED INFORMATION
The Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University has
posted a new Web site at http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu that
provides access to current drought data and other weather-related
information. In coordination with updates to the site, state
climatologist and professor of atmospheric sciences Roger Pielke
and research associate Nolan Doesken will issue mid-month Colorado
drought advisories throughout the spring and summer.
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