Weather science

Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double

Scientists in Germany, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and Harvard University calculated the most detailed estimates yet of the toll of air…

September 16, 2015

Local News

El Niño could pack a punch

‘Bruce Lee’ could bring snowstorms to Southwest Colorado this winter

September 9, 2015

Nation & World

El Niño is more than just weather

can be bring wealth or recession to countries

July 27, 2015

Local News

Weather favors rain through September

Niño, monsoon combine to ease drought

July 20, 2015

Local News

Keep umbrellas handy

predicted to continue wetter, cooler pattern

July 15, 2015

Local News

Cloud-seeding gaining favor in arid West

July 9, 2015

Regional News

Big thinkers meet in Aspen to assess ‘climate fatigue’

Nevertheless, the environmental movement has still been able to rally enough support to win key victories on climate issues despite…

July 5, 2015

Local News

Be ready for lightning

Colorado’s ‘biggest weather threat’

June 18, 2015

Local News

Saddlin’ up through Smelter

Boaters brave enough to raft Smelter Rapid through the Whitewater Park were few and far between Friday afternoon at Santa…

June 12, 2015

Local News

Tornado warning locks down Dolores school

Twister spotter northeast of Cortez

May 19, 2015

Local News

Southwest reservoirs play catch-up

But the precipitation isn’t helping dry downstream states in the Southwest that rely on the Colorado River, which originates in…

May 14, 2015

Local News

Storm edging Durango

system rides this way

May 3, 2015

Local News

Durango may have wet weekend

of precipitation 60 percent on Saturday

April 23, 2015

Local News

Fire-prediction bill advances

technology would indicate direction, intensity of wildfires

April 23, 2015

Local News

First red-flag warning issued

burning between noon and 6 p.m. Wednesday

March 31, 2015

Local News

Dog days are early

It looks like a vintage summer day Monday morning in downtown Durango. Ranger, a 5-year-old golden Labrador retriever, rests on…

March 30, 2015

Local News

This past winter sets global heat record

So, warm season wasn’t your imagination

March 19, 2015

Local News

It’s official: El Niño arrives

does it mean for Southwest Colorado?

March 13, 2015

Local News

High-tech methods predict disasters

Advances may aid wildfire fighting, flood protection

February 22, 2015

Local News

Wisdom from a weather whiz

The program director of Durango Nature Studies leads workshops throughout the region on flora and fauna that thrive in the…

February 21, 2015

Local News

In S.W. Colo., snowpack slips

Statewide accumulation at 90 percent of average

February 18, 2015

Local News

Get out your snow shovel

closes Eighth Avenue hill to Fort Lewis College

January 12, 2015

Regional News

How do you forecast ‘disrupted’ weather?

Mountains mean we don’t get ‘clean fronts’

January 11, 2015

Local News

Overall, Colorado’s snowpack is on target

Southwest Colorado, however, is trailing the state

January 8, 2015